Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1503 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation (ETF) for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
This document is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the discharge of the Director of the European Training Foundation (ETF) in respect of the implementation of the Foundation’s budget for the financial year 2017. It includes observations in a resolution and instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties for publication. The decision was made on March 26, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* Discharge:
* Grants discharge to the Director of the European Training Foundation regarding the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2017.
* Observations and Resolution:
* Sets out observations related to the discharge in a resolution.
* The resolution forms an integral part of the decision.
* Instruction for Forwarding and Publication:
* Instructs the President of the Parliament to forward the decision and the related resolution.
* The decision and resolution are to be sent to the Director of the ETF, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
* Requires the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
* Director of the European Training Foundation:
* Impact: Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the Foundation's budget for 2017; subject to observations in the resolution.
* Action Required: Review the decision and resolution, and take appropriate action based on the observations.
* Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors:
* Impact: Receipt of the decision and resolution.
* Action Required: Review the decision and resolution.
* President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: Responsible for forwarding the decision and resolution.
* Action Required: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified parties and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
* European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs:
* Impact: Their reports and opinions were considered in the decision.
* Action Required: No further action required.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: The legislative branch of the European Union, directly elected by EU citizens.
European Training Foundation: An agency of the European Union that helps transition and developing countries to modernise their vocational training systems.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the supreme audit institution of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
Commission: Refers to the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EC No 1339/2008: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Training Foundation.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/263
DECISION (EU) 2019/1503 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation
(ETF) for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the
financial year 2017, together with the Foundation's reply (1),
— having regard to the statement of assurance (2) as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of
the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2017, pursuant to Article 287
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to the Foundation in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 – C8-0077/2019),
— having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3), and in particular Article 208 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July
2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU)
No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU)
No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation
(EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (4), and in particular Article 70 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1339/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December
2008 establishing a European Training Foundation (5), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework
financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (6), and in particular Article 108 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 94 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on
Employment and Social Affairs (A8-0131/2019),
1. Grants the Director of the European Training Foundation discharge in respect of the implementation of the
Foundation's budget for the financial year 2017;
2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Director of
the European Training Foundation, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
The President The Secretary-General
Antonio TAJANI Klaus WELLE
(1) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 184.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 184.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 82.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.