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Date: 10-Oct-2024 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Decision (EU, Euratom) 2024/2227 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament grants discharge to the Director of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) in respect of the implementation of the agency’s budget for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision includes observations in a resolution that is part of the broader discharge decisions related to the EU general budget for 2022, specifically Section III concerning the Commission and executive agencies.
  • The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision, the overall discharge decision for the Commission, and the related resolution to the Director of EACEA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and to ensure publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

Key Changes

  • This decision formally approves the EACEA's budget implementation for 2022.
  • It is based on various reports, audits, and assurances, including the Court of Auditors' annual report and the Commission's follow-up report on the 2021 discharge.
  • The decision is linked to the general budget discharge process for the European Union, indicating that the EACEA's financial management has been reviewed and accepted by the European Parliament for the specified year.

Impact Analysis

European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

  • Action Item: The Agency should continue to implement sound financial management practices and address any identified weaknesses in internal controls.

European Parliament

  • Action Item: The President of the European Parliament must ensure the decision and related documents are forwarded to the relevant parties and published in the Official Journal.

Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors

  • Action Item: These institutions should take note of the decision and any related observations to improve future financial management and oversight.

Stakeholders of EACEA Programmes

  • Action Item: Stakeholders can have confidence in the financial integrity of the agency and its ability to effectively manage EU funds.

Key Entities Referenced

European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA): An executive agency of the European Union responsible for managing various EU programmes related to education, culture, youth, and sport. European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union with legislative, budgetary, and supervisory responsibilities. Council of the European Union: One of the main decision-making bodies of the European Union, representing the governments of the member states. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU budget. Court of Auditors: The independent audit institution of the European Union, responsible for auditing EU finances. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union. Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community: The treaty that established the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union. Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003: Regulation laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004: Regulation on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/173: Decision establishing the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, the European Health and Digital Executive Agency, the European Research Executive Agency, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, the European Research Council Executive Agency, and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2227 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2024/2227 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2022 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, — having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022(1), — having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2022 (COM(2023) 0391 – C9-0248/2023)(2), — having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency for the financial year 2022(3), — having regard to the Commission’s report on the follow-up to the discharge for the 2021 financial year (COM(2023) 0384), and to the detailed replies to the specific requests made by the European Parliament, — having regard to the Commission’s annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2022 (COM(2023)0323), and to the accompanying Commission staff working document (SWD(2023)0214), — having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2022, together with the agencies’ replies(4), — having regard to the statement of assurance(5)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 2022, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 22 February 2024 on discharge to be given to the executive agencies in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (06181/2024 – C9-0125/2024), — having regard to Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, — having regard to Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, — 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(6), and in particular Articles 69, 260, 261 and 262 thereof, — having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of 19 December 2002laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes(7), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof, (1) OJ L 45, 24.2.2022. (2) OJ C, C/2023/2, 12.10.2023. (3) OJ C, C/2023/811, 22.11.2023. (4) OJ C, C/2023/103, 4.10.2023. (5) OJ C, C/2023/112, 12.10.2023. (6) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1. (7) OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2227/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 10.10.2024 — having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 of 21 September 2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes(8), and in particular the first and second paragraphs of Article 66 thereof, — having regard to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/173 of 12 February 2021 establishing the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, the European Health and Digital Executive Agency, the European Research Executive Agency, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, the European Research Council Executive Agency, and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency and repealing Implementing Decisions 2013/801/EU, 2013/771/EU, 2013/778/EU, 2013/779/EU, 2013/776/EU and 2013/770/EU(9), — having regard to Rule 99 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure, — having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Development, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Culture and Education, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, — having regard to the letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, — having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0139/2024), 1. Grants the Director of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2022; 2. Sets out its observations in the resolution forming an integral part of the decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section III – Commission and executive agencies; 3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section III – Commission and the resolution forming an integral part of those decisions, to the Director of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency, 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 (8) OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6. (9) OJ L 50, 15.2.2021, p. 9. 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2227/oj

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