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P9_TA(2024)0265

1. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

Discharge 2022: European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022

Committee on Budgetary Control

(2023/2140(DEC))

PE753.506

1. European Parliament decision of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2140(DEC))

– having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022,

– having regard to the statement of assurance 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 Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (00000/2024(06180/2024 – C90259/2024),C90078/2024),

– having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

3. Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the resolution forming an integral part of it, to the Director of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), 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).

2. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

2. European Parliament decision of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2140(DEC))

on the closure of the accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022

(2023/2140(DEC))

– having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022,

– having regard to the statement of assurance 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 Agency in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2022 (00000/2024(06180/2024 – C90259/2024),C90078/2024),

– having regard to Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Director of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), 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).

3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

3. European Parliament resolution of 11 April 2024 with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2140(DEC))

with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) for the financial year 2022

(2023/2140(DEC))

– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (the ‘Agency’) for the financial year 2022,

1. Notes that budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2022 resulted in a budget implementation of current year commitment appropriations rate of 99,26 %, representing an increase of 5,20 % compared to 2021; notes that the current year payment appropriations execution rate was 70,12 % (short of the Agency planned target of 75 %), representing an increase of 4,16 %, compared to 2021;

2. Notes with concern that the Agency had high rate of carry-overs of the commitment appropriations for several consecutive years, EUR 7,2 million in 2022 (29,4 %), a slight increase as compared to 2021 (29,9 %); reminds that the discharge authority has asked the Agency to resolve the issue; notes furthermore that EUR 5,5 million (or 66,2 %) of appropriations under Title III, related to operational expenditure, mainly the Agency’s core activities under Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (66,4 % in 2021); insists that recurrent high rates of carry-overs could indicate a structural issue, weak budgetary planning, or possibly a contravention of the budgetary principle of annuality; notes that as 2023 the Agency introduced quarterly awareness sessions for its budget line managers that are conducted before each budget review aiming to improve the budget planning and timely implementation of both budget and procurement plan in line with the principle of annuality;

Performance

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28. Refers, for other observations of a cross-cutting nature accompanying its decision on discharge, to its resolution of ...11 April 2024 on the performance, financial management and control of the agencies.

ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Date adopted

4.3.2024

Result of final vote

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Members present for the final vote

Dominique Bilde, Gilles Boyer, Olivier Chastel, Caterina Chinnici, Ilana Cicurel, Carlos Coelho, Daniel Freund, Isabel García Muñoz, Monika Hohlmeier, Joachim Kuhs, Markus Pieper, Petri Sarvamaa, François Thiollet

Substitutes present for the final vote

Katalin Cseh, Bas Eickhout, Hannes Heide, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Sabrina Pignedoli, Wolfram Pirchner

Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote

Malin Björk, Michael Gahler, César Luena, Miguel Urbán Crespo

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

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