Date: 2026-01-13Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2026/63 of the European Parliament of 22 October 2025 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
This document is Decision (EU) 2026/63 of the European Parliament, dated 22 October 2025, concerning the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year 2023. The decision was published in the Official Journal on 13 January 2026. The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Decision:**
* The European Parliament approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year 2023.
* **Instruction:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision to the following entities:
* The Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President of the European Parliament is also instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**European Union Agency for Asylum (Executive Director)**
* **Impact:** Subject to the decision regarding the closure of their financial accounts for 2023.
* **Action Required:** Receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
**Council**
* **Impact:** Subject to the decision regarding the closure of the European Union Agency for Asylum's financial accounts for 2023.
* **Action Required:** Receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
**Commission**
* **Impact:** Subject to the decision regarding the closure of the European Union Agency for Asylum's financial accounts for 2023.
* **Action Required:** Receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
**Court of Auditors**
* **Impact:** Subject to the decision regarding the closure of the European Union Agency for Asylum's financial accounts for 2023.
* **Action Required:** Receive the decision from the President of the European Parliament.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union Agency for Asylum: Central entity whose accounts for the financial year 2023 are being closed by this decision.
European Parliament: The institution making the decision to close the accounts.
Court of Auditors: Provides the annual report and statement of assurance regarding the EU agencies' accounts.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: The treaty under which the decision is made, specifically referring to Article 287 and 319.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/63 13.1.2026
DECISION(EU) 2026/63 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 22 October 2025
on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum 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 its decision of 7 May 2025(3)postponing the discharge decision for the financial year 2023, and the
replies from the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum,
— 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(4), 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(5), and in particular
Article 70 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010
establishing a European Asylum Support Office(6), in particular Article 36 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2021
on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010(7), and in particular
Article 55 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(8), and in particular
Article 105 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 102 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the second report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A10-0169/2025),
(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, 2025/1663, 8.10.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1663/oj.
(4) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oj.
(5) OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
(6) OJ L 132, 29.5.2010, p. 11, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/439/oj.
(7) OJ L 468, 30.12.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2303/oj.
(8) 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, 13.1.2026
1. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year 2023;
2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Asylum,
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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