Date: 2022-02-25Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2022/297 of the European Parliament of 21 October 2021 on the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019
Executive Summary:
This is a decision of the European Parliament concerning the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019. It takes into consideration the Agency's final accounts, the Court of Auditors' report, and related regulations. The decision approves the closure of the accounts and instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties 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 2019.
* **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:
European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Executive Director):
* Impact: The Executive Director is directly affected as the decision concerns the closure of the Agency's accounts and they will receive notification of the decision.
* Action Required: No specific action is explicitly stated for the Executive Director beyond receiving the decision.
Council:
* Impact: The Council is affected as they will receive notification of the decision.
* Action Required: No specific action is explicitly stated for the Council beyond receiving the decision.
Commission:
* Impact: The Commission is affected as they will receive notification of the decision.
* Action Required: No specific action is explicitly stated for the Commission beyond receiving the decision.
Court of Auditors:
* Impact: The Court of Auditors is affected as they will receive notification of the decision.
* Action Required: No specific action is explicitly stated for the Court of Auditors beyond receiving the decision.
President of the European Parliament:
* Impact: The President is directly responsible for implementing the decision.
* Action Required: The President must forward the decision to the specified parties and arrange for its 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 is one of the institutions of the European Union, established to audit the finances of the EU.
Council of the European Union: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union, comprising ministers from member states.
Commission: Refers to the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
Regulation EU, Euratom 2018/1046: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation EU 2016/1624: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Border and Coast Guard.
25.2.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/9
DECISION (EU) 2022/297 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 21 October 2021
on the closure of the accounts 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 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 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019
on 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 2018 on 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
2013on 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),
(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 47/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.2.2022
— 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019;
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
David Maria SASSOLI Klaus WELLE