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REPORT (2024/2029(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2023

A-10-2025-0051

Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Tomáš Zdechovský

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The committee report proposes granting discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for the 2023 budget and approving the closure of its accounts, with observations in a resolution. The resolution welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion on the EPPO's 2023 accounts and notes increased budget implementation, but calls for more resources, better cooperation with member states, and improvements in areas like IT autonomy, staffing, and transparency.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes to grant discharge to the EPPO's Administrative Director for the 2023 budget and to approve the closure of accounts, while making observations in a resolution.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants discharge to the EPPO's Administrative Director for the 2023 budget and approves closure of accounts.
  2. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion on the reliability of the EPPO's 2023 accounts and the legality of transactions.
  3. Notes the EPPO's final budget for 2023 was EUR 65,9 million, with a 99,6% implementation rate, and appreciates that no budget was returned.
  4. Calls for additional resources for the EPPO, including a dedicated increase in the next Multiannual Financial Framework, to address growing caseload and operational needs.
  5. Urges member states to comply with obligations to report cases to the EPPO and to resolve conflicts of competence in line with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939.
  6. Calls on the Commission to collect information on competence conflicts for the 2026 evaluation report and to initiate infringement proceedings against member states that obstruct EPPO investigations.
  7. Expresses concern about increasing RRF-related investigations and calls for better reporting and cooperation to prevent fraud.
  8. Calls for improvements in staff recruitment, retention, and diversity, including addressing the high cost of living in Luxembourg and gender imbalance in senior management.
  9. Urges the EPPO to enhance its ethical framework, including mandatory ethics training, public disclosure of senior officials' interests, and a stronger revolving door policy.
  10. Deplores the Commission's decision to discontinue digital workplace services and calls for continued support until the EPPO has its own reliable IT system.
  11. Calls for enhanced cooperation with OLAF, Eurojust, Europol, and other partners, and for a joint working group on data integration.
  12. Calls on Hungary to join the EPPO without further delay and urges constructive dialogue with Ireland on participation.

Who is affected

  • The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and its staff, including European Prosecutors and European delegated prosecutors.
  • Member states, particularly those participating in the EPPO, and non-participating states like Hungary and Ireland.
  • The European Commission, which is called on to provide resources and support to the EPPO.
  • Other EU bodies such as OLAF, Eurojust, Europol, and the Court of Auditors, which cooperate with the EPPO.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 65,9 million final budget for 2023, up 14,7% from EUR 51,2 million in 2022.
  • Budget implementation rate of 99,6% in 2023, with payment execution at 85,3%.
  • 4,187 crime reports submitted in 2023, compared to 3,318 in 2022.
  • 1,371 open investigations in 2023, up from 865 in 2022.
  • Estimated damage of EUR 19,27 billion in 2023, compared to EUR 14,1 billion in 2022.
  • 139 indictments in 2023, compared to 87 in 2022.
  • EUR 1,5 billion in freezing orders obtained in 2023, compared to EUR 359,1 million in 2022.
  • 48 court convictions in 2023, with EUR 60 million confiscated.

Legal basis: Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union