Date: 10-Oct-2024Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2024/2353 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme for the financial year 2022
The European Parliament has approved the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) for the financial year 2022.
Key Changes
The decision is based on the final annual accounts of EUSPA for 2022, the Court of Auditors' annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022, and the Court of Auditors' statement of assurance regarding the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions.
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 was also considered.
The decision was made with reference to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, Regulation (EU) 2021/696, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715.
Impact Analysis
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Action Item: EUSPA should continue to maintain high standards of financial reporting and transparency to ensure smooth closure of accounts in future years.
Council, Commission and Court of Auditors
Action Item: These entities should acknowledge receipt of the decision and take note of the closure of accounts.
European Parliament
Action Item: The President and relevant committees should continue to exercise oversight of EU agencies' financial management.
General Public
Neutral: The publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series) ensures transparency and public access to information regarding the financial management of EUSPA.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA): The European Union Agency for the Space Programme is the EU agency responsible for managing the EU's space programmes, including Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus.
European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union that shares legislative and budgetary power with the Council of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state that shares legislative and budgetary power with the European Parliament.
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 EU's external auditor, responsible for auditing the EU's finances and ensuring that taxpayers' money is used properly.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, which defines the scope of the EU's powers and sets out the procedures for its decision-making.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation (EU) 2021/696: Regulation establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme.
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
2024/2353 10.10.2024
DECISION (EU) 2024/2353 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 11 April 2024
on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme for the
financial year 2022
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme 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 – C9-0108/2024),
— 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) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021
establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing
Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU(4), and
in particular Articles 85 and 86 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 report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0121/2024),
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme for the financial year
2022;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space
Programme, 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 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69.
(5) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2353/oj 1/1