Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1618 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on the closure of the accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This document is Decision (EU) 2025/1618 of the European Parliament, issued on May 7, 2025, concerning the closure of accounts for the Agency for Support for BEREC for the financial year 2023. It includes the approval of the closure of accounts and instructions for forwarding the decision. The decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series) on October 8, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Account Closure Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC for the financial year 2023.
* **Instruction to Forward Decision:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Director of the Agency for Support for BEREC.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Agency for Support for BEREC:**
* **Impact:** The Agency's accounts for the financial year 2023 are formally closed. The Director will receive a copy of the decision.
* **Action Required:** Take note of the account closure and any related implications.
**Council:**
* **Impact:** The Council is informed of the account closure decision.
* **Action Required:** Take note of the account closure.
**Commission:**
* **Impact:** The Commission is informed of the account closure decision.
* **Action Required:** Take note of the account closure.
**Court of Auditors:**
* **Impact:** The Court of Auditors receives the decision, acknowledging the completion of the audit process.
* **Action Required:** Take note of the account closure.
**European Parliament President:**
* **Impact:** Required to perform specific actions as directed by the decision.
* **Action Required:** Forward the decision to the specified recipients and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Key Entities Referenced
Agency for Support for BEREC: Agency responsible for providing support to the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). The policy concerns the closure of its accounts for the financial year 2023.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union, responsible for decisions related to the budget of EU agencies like the Agency for Support for BEREC.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. It is referenced within the policy for governing the financial aspects of the BEREC agency.
Regulation (EU) 2018/1971: Regulation establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office).
Court of Auditors: The EU institution responsible for auditing the accounts of EU agencies, including the Agency for Support for BEREC. Its annual report is a key input to the decision.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1618 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1618 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on the closure of the accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC for the financial year 2023,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2023, 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 2023, pursuant to Article 287 of the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 17 February 2025 on discharge to be given to the Agency in
respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2023 (05755/2025 – C10-0024/2025),
— 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, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union(4), and in particular
Article 70 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1971 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018
establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Agency for Support
for BEREC (BEREC Office), amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1211/2009(5),
and in particular Article 28 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(6), and in particular
Article 105 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 102 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on the
Environment, Climate and Food Safety, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Fisheries, the
Committee on Culture and Education, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and the
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A10-0065/2025),
(1) OJ C, C/2024/6332, 24.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6332/oj.
(2) OJ C, C/2024/6041, 10.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6041/oj.
(3) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oj.
(4) OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
(5) OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1971/oj.
(6) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/715/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1618/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 8.10.2025
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC for the financial year 2023;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the Agency for Support for BEREC, 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
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