Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1622 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This document is a Decision (EU) 2025/1622 of the European Parliament, dated May 7, 2025, regarding the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2023. It references various regulations and reports and was adopted following consideration by several committees. The decision is to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Account Closure:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of Cedefop's accounts for the financial year 2023.
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Executive Director of Cedefop
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is also instructed to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Executive Director of Cedefop**
*Impact*
Must be informed of the Parliament's decision regarding the closure of the accounts for the financial year 2023.
*Action Required*
Acknowledge receipt of the decision.
**The Council**
*Impact*
Must be informed of the Parliament's decision regarding the closure of the accounts for the financial year 2023.
*Action Required*
Acknowledge receipt of the decision.
**The Commission**
*Impact*
Must be informed of the Parliament's decision regarding the closure of the accounts for the financial year 2023.
*Action Required*
Acknowledge receipt of the decision.
**The Court of Auditors**
*Impact*
Must be informed of the Parliament's decision regarding the closure of the accounts for the financial year 2023.
*Action Required*
Acknowledge receipt of the decision.
**President of the European Parliament**
*Impact*
Responsible for ensuring the decision is communicated and published.
*Action Required*
Forward the decision to the specified entities and arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
Key Entities Referenced
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop): The subject of the decision regarding the closure of accounts.
European Parliament: The institution issuing the decision.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Court of Auditors: Provides the annual report and statement of assurance on the accounts.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: Treaty that provides the legal basis for the EU's operation.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1622 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1622 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training 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 Centre 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) 2019/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019
establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Council
Regulation (EEC) No 337/75(5), and in particular Article 15 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 30, 31.1.2019, p. 90, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/128/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/2025/1622/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 8.10.2025
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the
financial year 2023;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Centre for the Development
of Vocational Training, 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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