Date: 2022-02-25Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2022/296 of the European Parliament of 21 October 2021 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019
Executive Summary:
This is a decision by the European Parliament to grant the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2019. It includes observations outlined in the resolution and instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties for publication. The decision follows a postponement and review of the Agency's financial activities.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Discharge Decision:**
* The Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency is granted discharge for the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2019.
* **Observations:**
* The observations related to this decision are detailed in the resolution that is part of this decision.
* **Distribution and Publication:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and the integral resolution to:
* The Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The decision and resolution must be published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series.
Impact Analysis:
* **Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency:**
* *Impact:* Granted discharge for the 2019 budget implementation.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **Council:**
* *Impact:* Must be informed of the discharge decision.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **Commission:**
* *Impact:* Must be informed of the discharge decision.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **Court of Auditors:**
* *Impact:* Must be informed of the discharge decision.
* *Action Required:* Receive and acknowledge the decision and resolution.
* **President of the European Parliament:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for ensuring the decision is properly communicated and published.
* *Action Required:* Forward the decision and resolution to the specified recipients and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: Legislative branch of the European Union
European Border and Coast Guard Agency: A European Union agency responsible for border management.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is one of the institutions of the European Union (EU). It is established to audit EU finances.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: One of the institutions of the European Union.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EU 2016/1624: Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2019/715: Commission Delegated Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty.
25.2.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/7
DECISION (EU) 2022/296 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 21 October 2021
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard
Agency for the financial year 2019
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2019, together with the
agencies’ replies(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 2019, pursuant to Article 287 of the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 1 March 2021on discharge to be given to the Agency in respect of
the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2019 (05793/2021 – C9-0064/2021),
— having regard to its decision of 28 April 2021(3)postponing the discharge decision for the financial year 2019, and the
replies from the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency,
— having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— 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 2016on
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 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019on
the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624(6), and in
particular Article 116 thereof,
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715 of 18 December 2018on the framework financial
regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty and referred to in Article 70 of Regulation (EU,
Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council(7), and in particular Article 105 thereof,
— having regard to Articles 32 and 47 of 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(8),
— having regard to Rule 100 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,
— having regard to the second report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0270/2021),
(1) OJ C 351, 21.10.2020, p. 7. ECA annual report on EU agencies for the 2019 financial year: https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/
ECADocuments/AGENCIES_2019/agencies_2019_EN.pdf.
(2) OJ C 351, 21.10.2020, p. 7. ECA annual report on EU agencies for the 2019 financial year: https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/
ECADocuments/AGENCIES_2019/agencies_2019_EN.pdf.
(3) OJ L 340, 24.9.2021, p. 324.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42.L 47/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.2.2022
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency discharge in respect of the
implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2019;
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 Executive
Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, 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
David Maria SASSOLI Klaus WELLE