Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1629 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This document is a decision by the European Parliament regarding the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) for the financial year 2023. The decision, issued on May 7, 2025, grants discharge to the ECDC Director and outlines observations in a related resolution. It instructs the President to forward the decision to relevant parties and publish it in the Official Journal.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Discharge Decision:**
* The European Parliament grants the Director of the ECDC discharge in respect of the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2023.
* **Observations:**
* The Parliament sets out its observations in the resolution below.
* **Distribution and Publication:**
* The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and related resolution to:
* The Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* The President is instructed to arrange for publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Impact**:
The Director is granted discharge, signifying approval of their handling of the ECDC's budget for 2023.
**Action Required**:
No action is specified, as the Director has already completed the budgetary implementation for the year in question.
**Impact**:
Ensures awareness of the discharge decision and related observations.
**Action Required**:
Review the decision and resolution to understand any observations or recommendations made by the Parliament.
**Impact**:
Ensures compliance with the decision and facilitates further scrutiny.
**Action Required**:
Ensure the publication of the decision and related resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Central entity; budget discharge for the financial year 2023
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union
European Parliament: Authority granting the discharge
Court of Auditors: Provides the annual report and statement of assurance
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1629 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1629 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease
Prevention and Control for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 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 (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004
establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control(5), and in particular Article 23 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 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2004/851/oj.
(6) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/715/oj.
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OJ L, 8.10.2025
1. Grants the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control discharge in respect of the
implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2023;
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 Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 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
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