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

Decision (EU) 2024/2243 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 VIII – European Ombudsman

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What it means

The European Parliament has granted discharge to the European Ombudsman in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Ombudsman for the financial year 2022. This means the Parliament has approved the way the Ombudsman managed its budget for that year.

Key Changes

The decision concerns the financial year 2022.
The decision is based on various reports and statements, including 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.
The European Parliament has set out its observations in a resolution that forms an integral part of the decision.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

European Citizens: Benefit from the transparent and accountable management of EU funds.

Action Items

The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and resolution to the specified EU institutions and arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Key Entities Referenced

European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. European Ombudsman: An independent and impartial body that holds the EU administration to account. Court of Auditors: The European Union's external auditor. European Council: Defines the general political direction and priorities of the European Union. Council: The Council of the European Union, where ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies. Commission: The executive branch of the European Union. Court of Justice of the European Union: Ensures that EU law is interpreted and applied in the same way in each EU country. European Data Protection Supervisor: An independent supervisory authority tasked with ensuring that European institutions and bodies respect the right to privacy when processing personal data. European External Action Service: The European Union's diplomatic service. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union. 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
2024/2243 10.10.2024
DECISION (EU) 2024/2243 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 VIII – European Ombudsman
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 – C9-0256/2023)(2),
— having regard to the European Ombudsman’s annual activity report for the year 2022 and its report on the
Budgetary and Financial Management for the financial year 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 (A9-0084/2024),
1. Grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European
Ombudsman 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 European
Ombudsman, the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, the Court of Justice
of the European Union, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European External Action Service, 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/2024/2243/oj 1/1
            

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