Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1690 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This document is a Decision (EU) 2025/1690 of the European Parliament regarding the discharge of the Executive Director of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking in respect of the budget implementation for the financial year 2023. The decision was made on 7 May 2025 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 October 2025. The document instructs the President to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties, including the Executive Director, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Discharge Granted:**
* The Executive Director of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking is granted discharge regarding the implementation of the Joint Undertaking’s budget for the financial year 2023.
* **Observations & Resolution:**
* The European Parliament sets out its observations in the resolution below (not in document).
* **Instructions:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and the associated resolution to the following entities:
* Executive Director of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
* The Council
* The Commission
* The Court of Auditors
* Arrangements are to be made for the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Executive Director of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking**
* **Impact**: The Executive Director receives formal discharge from the European Parliament in respect of the budget implementation for the financial year 2023.
* **Action Required**: Review the decision and any accompanying resolution, and implement any required actions.
**The Council**
* **Impact**: The Council is informed of the Parliament's decision regarding the budget discharge.
* **Action Required**: Review the decision and resolution for any implications.
**The Commission**
* **Impact**: The Commission is informed of the Parliament's decision.
* **Action Required**: Review the decision and resolution for any implications.
**The Court of Auditors**
* **Impact**: The Court of Auditors is informed of the Parliament's decision regarding the budget discharge.
* **Action Required**: N/A
**President of the European Parliament**
* **Impact**: Responsible for ensuring that the decision and resolution are properly communicated to the relevant stakeholders.
* **Action Required**: Forward the decision and resolution to the Executive Director, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and arrange for publication in the Official Journal.
Key Entities Referenced
European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking: The central entity whose budget implementation for the year 2023 is being discharged.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: The Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union, which provides financial rules for the EU budget and is relevant to the Joint Undertaking's budgetary implementation.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509: Regulation amending the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Relevant to financial rules of the undertaking.
Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173: Regulation establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1488.
European Parliament: The institution granting discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1690 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1690 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European High Performance
Computing Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking for the
financial year 2023,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2023,
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 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 Joint
Undertaking in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2023 (05757/2025 – C10-0025/
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 71 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 71 thereof,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 of 13 July 2021 on establishing the European High
Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1488(5), and in particular
Article 19 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(6),
— having regard to Rule 102 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 (A10-0056/2025),
(1) OJ C, C/2024/6841, 13.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6841/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 256, 19.7.2021, p. 3, ELI: https://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1173/oj.
(6) OJ L 142, 29.5.2019, p. 16, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/887/oj.
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OJ L, 8.10.2025
1. Grants the Executive Director of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking discharge in respect
of the implementation of the Joint Undertaking’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 Executive
Director of the European High Performance Computing 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
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