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

Decision (EU) 2024/2320 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts 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 approved the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) for the financial year 2022, based on the audit and reports from the Court of Auditors and the Council's recommendation.

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament formally approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision is based on the final annual accounts of the Agency, the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022, and the Council’s recommendation of 22 February 2024.
  • The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to the Executive Director of the ERA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Impact Analysis

European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)

  • The Executive Director of the ERA will receive the decision and ensure appropriate internal communication.

European Parliament

  • The Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Transport and Tourism have contributed to the decision-making process.

Council of the European Union

  • The Council will receive the decision for their records.

Court of Auditors

  • The Court of Auditors will receive the decision.

European Commission

  • The Commission will receive the decision for their records.

EU Citizens and Stakeholders in the Railway Sector

  • This decision contributes to the overall financial health and stability of the European Union Agency for Railways.

Key Entities Referenced

European Union Agency for Railways (ERA): The European Union Agency for Railways is an agency of the European Union responsible for the technical aspects of the Single European Railway Area. European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union. Council of the European Union: A body representing the governments of the EU member states. Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors is the EU institution responsible for auditing EU finances. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union. 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 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Regulation on the 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 2024/2320 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2320 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts 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. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2022; 2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Railways, 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 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 138, 26.5.2016, p. 1. (5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2320/oj 1/1

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