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

Decision (EU) 2024/2318 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) concerning the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2022.
  • This decision signifies that the Parliament approves the way the ERA managed its budget in 2022.

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament formally grants discharge to the Executive Director of the ERA for the 2022 financial year.
  • The decision includes observations outlined in a separate resolution by the Parliament (A9-0092/2024).
  • The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and related resolution to the Executive Director of the ERA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Impact Analysis

European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)

  • Action Item: Review the resolution (A9-0092/2024) and implement any necessary corrective measures or improvements in financial management.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

  • Action Item: Review the decision and resolution for any implications on their respective roles and responsibilities.

European Parliament

  • Action Item: The Committee on Budgetary Control should monitor the ERA's implementation of any recommendations made in the resolution.

EU Taxpayers

  • The decision promotes transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

Key Entities Referenced

European Union Agency for Railways (ERA): The EU agency responsible for the technical aspects of the Single European Railway Area. European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union. Court of Auditors: The EU institution responsible for auditing the EU's finances. 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. Regulation (EU) 2016/796: Regulation on the European Union Agency for Railways. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2318 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2318 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways 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 Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (06180/2024 – C9-0098/2024), — 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 Regulation (EU) 2016/796 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004(4), and in particular Article 65 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 Transport and Tourism, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0092/2024), 1. Grants the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2022; 2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below; (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 138, 26.5.2016, p. 1. (5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2318/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 10.10.2024 3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways, 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 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2318/oj

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