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

Decision (EU) 2024/2252 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) regarding the implementation of the EPPO's budget for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision includes observations outlined in a resolution (not provided in this text).
  • The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and its integral resolution to relevant bodies, including the EPPO's Administrative Director, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and to ensure publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Key Changes

  • This decision formally approves the EPPO's budget implementation for 2022, following reviews and recommendations from various bodies.
  • The decision is based on the final annual accounts of the EPPO for 2022, the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022, and the Court of Auditors’ statement of assurance.
  • The Council’s recommendation of 22 February 2024 on discharge to be given to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (06179/2024 – C9-0077/2024) was considered.

Impact Analysis

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

  • Action Items: Review the resolution accompanying the decision to understand specific observations and recommendations made by the European Parliament. Implement any necessary corrective actions based on the resolution.

European Parliament

  • Action Items: Follow up on the implementation of any recommendations made in the resolution.

Council, Commission, Court of Auditors

  • Action Items: Review the decision and resolution to understand any implications for their respective roles and responsibilities in relation to the EPPO.

EU Taxpayers

  • Action Items: No direct action required. This is part of the EU's broader governance and accountability framework.

Key Entities Referenced

European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO): An independent EU body responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU. European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. Council of the European Union: A body representing the governments of the EU member states. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union. Court of Auditors: The EU's independent external auditor. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union. Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939: Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Regulation 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
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2252 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2252 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2022, — having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022, 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 2022, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 22 February 2024 on discharge to be given to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (06179/2024 – C9-0077/2024), — 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(3), and in particular Article 70 thereof, — having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)(4), and in particular Article 94 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(5), and in particular Article 105 thereof, — having regard to Rule 100 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure, — having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs, — having regard the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0117/2024), 1. Grants the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office discharge in respect of the implementation of the Office’s budget 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 Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the European Council, 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 C, C/2023/594, 27.10.2023. (2) OJ C, C/2023/112, 12.10.2023. (3) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. (4) OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1. (5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2252/oj 1/1

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