Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1666 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This document is Decision (EU) 2025/1666 of the European Parliament, issued on May 7, 2025, concerning the closure of accounts for the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice for the financial year 2023. The decision was published on October 8, 2025, in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series). It approves the closure of the agency’s accounts for the specified year.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Account Closure Approval:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2023.
* **Forwarding of Decision:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to:
* The Interim Executive Director of the Agency.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the decision’s publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice**
**Impact**
Affected by the closure of the accounts for the financial year 2023 and the communication of this decision to its Interim Executive Director.
**Action Required**
Acknowledge the closure of the accounts and implement any further actions as required.
**President of the European Parliament**
**Impact**
Required to take specific actions related to the forwarding and publication of the decision.
**Action Required**
Forward the decision to the designated parties and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors**
**Impact**
Informed of the decision regarding the closure of accounts.
**Action Required**
Acknowledge the receipt of the decision and take appropriate actions.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA): EU agency responsible for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security, and justice.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union.
Court of Auditors: The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is the supreme audit institution of the European Union (EU).
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715: Regulation on the framework financial regulation for bodies set up under the TFEU and Euratom Treaty
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1666 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1666 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of
Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-
Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 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) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018
on the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom,
Security and Justice (eu-LISA), and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA
and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011(5), and in particular Article 47 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),
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(4) OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
(5) OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 99, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1726/oj.
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OJ L, 8.10.2025
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale
IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2023;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Interim Executive Director of the European Union Agency for
the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, 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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