Executive Summary:
This document is a decision by the European Parliament to approve the closure of Eurojust's accounts for the financial year 2017. It follows a report from the Court of Auditors and a Council recommendation. The decision instructs the President of the Parliament to forward it to relevant parties and publish it in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Decision:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Administrative Director of Eurojust
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the decision's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
* **Relevant Regulations and Reports Considered:**
* Final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017.
* Court of Auditors' report on Eurojust's annual accounts for the financial year 2017, including Eurojust's reply.
* Statement of assurance from the Court of Auditors regarding the reliability of accounts and legality/regularity of underlying transactions for 2017.
* Council recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to Eurojust.
* Various articles from the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
* Regulations EU, Euratom No 966/2012 and EU, Euratom 2018/1046 on financial rules.
* Council Decision 2002/187/JHA setting up Eurojust.
* Regulation EU 2018/1727 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust).
* Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013 on the framework financial regulation for bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012.
* Rule 94 of and Annex IV to the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure.
* Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
Impact Analysis:
* **Eurojust (Administrative Director):**
* Impact: Eurojust's accounts for 2017 are formally closed.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Council:**
* Impact: The Council is informed of the closure of Eurojust's accounts.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Commission:**
* Impact: The Commission is informed of the closure of Eurojust's accounts.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: The Court of Auditors is informed of the closure of Eurojust's accounts, following their audit report.
* Action Required: Receive and acknowledge the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for enacting the decision of the Parliament.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified entities and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union.
Eurojust: The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the supreme audit institution of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the main legislative bodies of the European Union, representing the governments of the member states.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, defining its scope and operation.
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 EU, Euratom 2018/1046: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU No 1271/2013: Commission Delegated Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation EU, Euratom No 966/2012.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/293
DECISION (EU) 2019/1520 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Union's Judicial Cooperation
Unit for the financial year 2017, together with Eurojust'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 recommendation of 12 February 2019 on discharge to be given to Eurojust in respect
of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 — C8-0076/2019),
— 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 Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to
reinforcing the fight against serious crime (5), and in particular Article 36 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018
on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council
Decision 2002/187/JHA (6), and in particular Article 63 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 (7), 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 Civil
Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0155/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Administrative Director of Eurojust, the Council, the
Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its 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. 161.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 161.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 138.
(7) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.