Date: 2019-09-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2019/1529 of the European Parliament of 26 March 2019 on the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2017
Executive Summary:
The European Parliament issued a decision approving the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2017. This decision follows a review of the Agency's final annual accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and the Council's recommendation. The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and arrange for its publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2017.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis:
**Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency:**
* Impact: Receives the decision regarding the closure of the Agency's accounts for 2017.
* Action Required: No action required is specified in the document.
**Council:**
* Impact: Receives the decision regarding the closure of the Agency's accounts for 2017.
* Action Required: No action required is specified in the document.
**Commission:**
* Impact: Receives the decision regarding the closure of the Agency's accounts for 2017.
* Action Required: No action required is specified in the document.
**Court of Auditors:**
* Impact: Receives the decision regarding the closure of the Agency's accounts for 2017.
* Action Required: No action required is specified in the document.
**President of the European Parliament:**
* Impact: Responsible for implementing the decision of the European Parliament.
* Action Required: Forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its publication.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: A legislative body of the European Union.
European Border and Coast Guard Agency: An agency of the European Union responsible for border management.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to audit the finances of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its objectives, organization, and legal framework.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union, comprising government ministers from each member state.
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.
Antonio Tajani: President of the European Parliament.
27.9.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/311
DECISION (EU) 2019/1529 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 26 March 2019
on the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial
year 2017
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (the Agency) for the
financial year 2017,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard
Agency for the financial year 2017, together with the Agency'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 Agency in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2017 (05825/2019 – C8-0085/2019),
— 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 (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016
on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and
of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (5), and in particular Article 76 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 Civil
Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0153/2019),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2017;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the executive director of the European Border and Coast Guard
Agency, 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. 173.
(2) OJ C 434, 30.11.2018, p. 173.
(3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.