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PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

– having regard to Rule 133 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A100000/2025),(A10-0218/2025),

A. whereas, by letter of 17 September 2025, the Council consulted Parliament on the nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

C. whereas the committee subsequently held a hearing with Nikolaos Milionis on 5 November 2025, at which he made an opening statement and then answered questions put by the members of the committee;

1. Delivers a favourable / an unfavourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, to the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.

ANNEX 1: CURRICULUM VITÆ OF NIKOLAOS MILIONIS

2011 – 2012 Section President of the Hellenic Court of Audit

2014 –2022 Vice PresidentVice-President of the Hellenic Court of Audit

1.1.2014 – Member of the European Court of Auditors

1.2014-present Member of Chamber I “Sustainable‘Sustainable use of natural resources”resources’

Publications:

(2) Le semestre européen (Gestion et Finances Publiques, 2016, p.124-130, in French)

(3) Regards croisés sur le financement public du monocamérisme en Grèce (Gestion et finances Publiques «2e‘2e symposium européen des finances publiques: Le financement public des Parlements en Europe en débat,débat’, No 5 - 2018, p. 26-32, in French)

(4) Accountability problems in the European Union (magazine Theory and practice of administrative law, issue 18, in Greek)

ANNEX 2: ANSWERS BY NIKOLAOS MILIONIS TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE

It has been very rewarding to present these reports to the European Parliament, both in Budgetary Control Committee and in specialised Committees (AGRI, ENVI, REGI, TRAN), to the media, the civil society and the general public. One of the most important achievements has been the increase in the impact of our reports on public debate. This was the result of the excellent cooperation with other EU institutions and the various internal reforms we introduced to improve the selection of our audit topics, the presentation and clarity of our reports, the efficiency of our work as well as our communication. Last, but not least, we also owe our improved performance to our highly qualified and motivated staff.

The quality of individual reports is essential. I have always worked with my audit teams to ensure that we extract clear and relevant messages from the sometimes detailed and technical findings. This is at the same time key for the impact of our work and challenging, as it requires substantive work, an in-depth analysis of the audited area and of the EU policy long-term goals. Some of the most relevant climate, energy and environment audits I supervised had a long-term perspective (c.f. on Offshoreoffshore Windwind Energy,energy, Biofuels,biofuels, greening in the new CAPcap or Forestforest Fires)fires) aiming to meet EU goals up to 2050. It is not the auditor’s role to make predictions, but I managed to warn on the already appearing difficulties and the various challenges on the route ahead.

To conclude on the achievements, I would like to mention one of the actions I promoted in favour of staff motivation and well-being. Inspired by practices in other public institutions and building on my personal aspirations, I pioneered the use of art (in the form of loans or cooperation with museums and artists) to pass on institutional values, enhance the feeling of belonging to a key EU institution and offer an appealing workspace. Thanks to a cooperation with the Acropolis Museum, our staff and visitors are now welcomed by unique copies of accounts that stood on the Parthenon about 2500 years ago. A reminder of the importance of transparency and accountability, two values at the heart of our European democracies.

Over the past 12 years, I have been working on a daily basis in my office in Luxembourg. I am a permanent resident in the country, living in a rented appartement. I do not intend to change these arrangements.

ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that he included in his report input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the report, prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:

1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register

Nikoloaos Milionis, ECA Member

2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies

no input received

The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.

Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that he has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament’s Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.

INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Date adopted

5.11.2025

Result of final vote

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Members present for the final vote

Georgios Aftias, Arno Bausemer, Gilles Boyer, Tamás Deutsch, Dick Erixon, Daniel Freund, Esteban González Pons, Niclas Herbst, Monika Hohlmeier, Ondřej Knotek, Kinga Kollár, Giuseppe Lupo, Marit Maij, Csaba Molnár, Jacek Protas, Julien Sanchez, Jonas Sjöstedt, Carla Tavares, Cristian Terheş, Tomáš Zdechovský

Substitutes present for the final vote

Maria Grapini, Eero Heinäluoma, Andrey Kovatchev, Younous Omarjee, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza

Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote

Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain