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

Decision (EU, Euratom) 2024/2232 of the European Parliament of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency for the financial year 2022

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • The European Parliament has granted discharge to the Director of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) 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 decisions on discharge related to the EU's general budget for 2022, specifically Section III concerning the Commission and executive agencies.

Key Changes

  • The European Parliament formally approved the discharge for CINEA's budget implementation for the financial year 2022.
  • The decision is based on a review of CINEA's final annual accounts for 2022, the Commission's follow-up report on the 2021 discharge, the Commission's annual report on internal audits, and the Court of Auditors’ annual report on EU agencies for 2022.
  • The decision takes into account 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.
  • The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision, along with related documents, to the Director of CINEA, the Council, the Commission, and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Impact Analysis

European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)

  • Action Item: CINEA should review the resolution accompanying the discharge decision to address any observations or recommendations made by the European Parliament to improve future budget implementation and financial management.

European Parliament

  • Action Item: The Committee on Budgetary Control should continue to monitor the implementation of the EU budget by CINEA and other executive agencies.

Council of the European Union

  • Action Item: The Council should continue to provide recommendations on the discharge process for executive agencies.

European Commission

  • Action Item: The Commission should continue to provide comprehensive reports to support the discharge process and ensure effective financial management across all executive agencies.

Court of Auditors

  • Action Item: The Court of Auditors should continue to provide independent audits and assurance on the financial management of EU agencies.

General Public and Stakeholders of CINEA

  • Action Item: CINEA should ensure that information about its budget and activities is publicly available and easily accessible.

Key Entities Referenced

European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA): An executive agency of the European Union responsible for managing various EU programs related to climate, infrastructure, and environment. European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. Council of the European Union: A body representing the governments of the EU 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 European Union's external auditor, responsible for auditing the EU's finances. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers and the procedures for its decision-making. 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 and other executive agencies.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2232 10.10.2024 DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2024/2232 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment 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 Climate, Infrastructure and Environment 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, — 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, (1) OJ L 45, 24.2.2022. (2) OJ C, C/2023/2, 12.10.2023. (3) OJ C, C/2023/809, 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. (8) OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2232/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 10.10.2024 — 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 Climate, Infrastructure and Environment 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 Climate, Infrastructure and Environment 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 (9) OJ L 50, 15.2.2021, p. 9. 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2232/oj

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