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

Decision (EU) 2024/2376 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking 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 ad interim of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking concerning the implementation of the Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2022. This means the Parliament has approved the way the budget was managed and spent during that period.
  • The decision includes observations in a resolution, which is an integral part of the decision.
  • The decision and resolution will be forwarded to relevant parties, including the Executive Director ad interim of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament formally grants discharge for the 2022 financial year budget implementation of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking.
  • The decision is based on the final annual accounts of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking for 2022, the Court of Auditors’ report on EU Joint Undertakings for 2022, and the Court of Auditors’ statement of assurance regarding the reliability of accounts and legality of underlying transactions.
  • The Council's recommendation of 22 February 2024 on discharge was also considered.

Impact Analysis

Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking

  • Action Item: Review the resolution accompanying the discharge decision to address any observations or recommendations made by the European Parliament.

Executive Director ad interim of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking

  • Action Item: Ensure that the resolution's observations are addressed and implemented in future budget management practices.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

  • Action Item (Council and Commission): Review the decision and resolution to ensure alignment with EU policies and regulations.

EU Taxpayers

  • Benefit: Increased transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

Key Entities Referenced

Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking: A Joint Undertaking established under Horizon Europe, responsible for research and innovation in the railway sector. 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 European Union's external auditor. 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 (EU) 2021/2085: Regulation establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/887: Regulation on the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2376 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU) 2024/2376 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the final annual accounts of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022, — having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2022, together with the Joint Undertakings’ 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 Joint Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (06182/2024 – C9-0114/ 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 71 thereof, — having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 of 19 November 2021 establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe and repealing Regulations (EC) No 219/2007, (EU) No 557/2014, (EU) No 558/2014, (EU) No 559/2014, (EU) No 560/2014, (EU) No 561/2014 and (EU) No 642/2014(4), and in particular Article 26 thereof, — having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/887 of 13 March 2019 on the model financial regulation for public-private partnership bodies referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5), — 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 (A9-0091/2024), 1. Grants the Executive Director ad interim of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking discharge in respect of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking’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 Executive Director ad interim of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, 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/2023/1025, 16.11.2023. (2) OJ C, C/2023/112, 12.10.2023. (3) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. (4) OJ L 427, 30.11.2021, p. 17. (5) OJ L 142, 29.5.2019, p. 16. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2376/oj 1/1

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