Date: 10-Oct-2024Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2024/2345 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2022
The decision is based on the final annual accounts of the FRA for 2022, the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for 2022, and the Court of Auditors’ statement of assurance.
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 – C9-0109/2024) was also considered.
The European Parliament approved the discharge for the FRA's budget implementation for the financial year 2022.
What it means
The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2022.
The decision includes observations in a resolution (not provided in this text).
The decision and its resolution will be forwarded to the Director of the FRA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Impact Analysis
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Action Item: The FRA should ensure continued compliance with financial regulations and address any concerns raised by the Court of Auditors.
European Parliament
Action Item: The Committee on Budgetary Control should monitor the FRA's implementation of the resolution's recommendations.
Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors
Action Item: The Court of Auditors should continue to audit the FRA's financial management and report its findings.
EU Citizens
Indirect: Demonstrates accountability and transparency in the use of EU funds by agencies like the FRA.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): A European Union agency established to provide assistance and expertise to the EU and its Member States on fundamental rights.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union with legislative, supervisory, and budgetary responsibilities.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprising ministers from each member state.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget.
Court of Auditors: The European Union's external auditor, 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.
Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007: Regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Regulation on the framework financial regulation for the bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2024/2345 10.10.2024
DECISION (EU) 2024/2345 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 11 April 2024
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for
Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2022
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 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 – C9-0109/2024),
— 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 (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007establishing a European Union Agency
for Fundamental Rights(4), and in particular Article 21 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 Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0112/2024),
1. Grants the Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 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;
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Director of the
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 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 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2345/oj 1/1