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PR_DEC_Agencies

P9_TA(2024)0266

1. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

Discharge 2022: Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office)

on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) for the financial year 2022

Committee on Budgetary Control

(2023/2141(DEC))

PE753.507

1. European Parliament decision of 11 April 2024 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2141(DEC))

– having regard to the final annual accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) 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 – C90000/2024),C90079/2024),

– 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 Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office), 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 Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2141(DEC))

on the closure of the accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) for the financial year 2022

(2023/2141(DEC))

– having regard to the final annual accounts of the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) 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 – C90000/2024),C90079/2024),

– 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 Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office), 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 Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2141(DEC))

with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) for the financial year 2022

(2023/2141(DEC))

– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for Support for BEREC (the ‘Agency’) for the financial year 2022,

Performance

2. Notes that the Agency uses key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the results achieved in respect of its objectives, including among others on support to working groups, communications activities, centralised finance and procurement and human resources management; notes that most objectives have been achieved, however recommends to address the KPIs that remain unfulfilled or are progressing slower than expected (e.g.Improvement(e.g. Improvement of reimbursement process through the advanced gateway for meetings (AGM) tool, signature of contract in support to the development of “BEREC ICT strategy 2022-2025”; recommends that the Agency fine tune KPIs on a regular basis in order to optimise its performance;

3. Welcomes that Agency continued to provide high-quality administrative and professional support to the BEREC Board of Regulators, the BEREC Contact Network, the Public debriefings, the BEREC Working Groups, including the Ad Hoc Working Groups and the BEREC Office Advisory Group;

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30. 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, 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, Sabrina Pignedoli, Wolfram Pirchner

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

Malin Björk, Marc Botenga, Michael Gahler, César Luena, Matjaž Nemec, Barbara Thaler

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

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