Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2025/1692 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2023
**Executive Summary**
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2025/1692 of the European Parliament, dated 7 May 2025, addresses the discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2023. The decision grants discharge to the Director and sets out observations in a related resolution, both scheduled for publication on 8 October 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Discharge Grant:**
* The Director of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy is granted discharge regarding the implementation of the Joint Undertaking's budget for the financial year 2023.
* **Observations:**
* The European Parliament sets out its observations in a resolution that forms an integral part of the decision.
* **Communication and Publication:**
* The President of the Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and resolution to relevant parties:
* Director of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The President is instructed to arrange for the publication of the decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Impact:**
Affected by the decision regarding the discharge of the budget implementation for the financial year 2023.
**Action Required:**
Note the discharge grant.
**Council**
**Impact:**
Receives the decision and resolution.
**Action Required:**
Acknowledge and note the decision.
**Commission**
**Impact:**
Receives the decision and resolution.
**Action Required:**
Acknowledge and note the decision.
**Court of Auditors**
**Impact:**
Receives the decision and resolution.
**Action Required:**
Acknowledge and note the decision.
Key Entities Referenced
European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy: Joint undertaking responsible for ITER and fusion energy development; subject of the budget discharge
European Parliament: Grants discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union
Court of Auditors: Audits the EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2023
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: Referenced in relation to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1692 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU, Euratom) 2025/1692 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for
ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2023
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of
Fusion Energy 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 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(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 Council Decision No 2007/198/Euratom of 27 March 2007 establishing the European Joint
Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy and conferring advantages upon it(5), and in particular
Article 5 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),
— 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. Grants the Director of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy 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;
(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 90, 30.3.2007, p. 58, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2007/198/oj.
(6) OJ L 122, 10.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/715/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1692/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 8.10.2025
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution forming an integral part of it to the Director of the
European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy, 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
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1692/oj