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Date: 10-Oct-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Decision (EU) 2024/2239 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in respect of the implementation of the EESC's budget for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision includes observations outlined in a separate resolution.
  • The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties, including the Secretary-General of the EESC, 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).

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament formally approved the discharge for the EESC's budget implementation for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision is based on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2022, the EESC’s annual activity report 2022, the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2022, and the statement of assurance 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 2022.

Impact Analysis

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

  • The EESC should ensure that the observations are incorporated into future budget planning and execution to improve financial management and transparency.

European Parliament

  • The Parliament will monitor the EESC's implementation of any recommendations made in the resolution.

EU Citizens and Taxpayers

  • The publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal provides public access to information about the EESC's financial management.

Key Entities Referenced

European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. European Economic and Social Committee (EESC): An EU advisory body composed of representatives of employers' and employees' organizations and other interest groups. Court of Auditors: The EU's independent external auditor, responsible for auditing the EU's finances. Council: The Council of the European Union, representing the governments of the member states. Commission: The European Commission, the executive branch of the EU. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2239 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2239 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022(1), — having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2022 (COM(2023) 0391 – C9-0254/2023)(2), — having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee’s annual activity report 2022 and its annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2022, — having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2022, together with the institutions’ replies(3), — having regard to the statement of assurance(4)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 2022, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 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(5), and in particular Articles 59, 118, 260, 261 and 262 thereof, — having regard to Rule 100 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0072/2024), 1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Economic and Social Committee for the financial year 2022; 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 Secretary- General of the European Economic and Social Committee, 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 Roberta METSOLA Alessandro CHIOCCHETTI (1) OJ L 45, 24.2.2022. (2) OJ C, C/2023/2, 12.10.2023. (3) OJ C, C/2023/103, 4.10.2023. (4) OJ C, C/2023/112, 12.10.2023. (5) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2239/oj 1/1

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