On discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section VII – Committee of the Regions
A-10-2026-0056
Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Pasquale Tridico
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Parliament grants discharge to the Committee of the Regions for the 2024 budget and adopts a resolution with observations on its financial management, performance, and governance.¶¶ The resolution notes high budget execution rates, low error levels, and calls for more resources and cost-saving measures, while addressing issues like remote meeting allowances, gender balance, and anti-fraud strategy.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes to grant discharge to the Committee of the Regions for 2024, with observations in the accompanying resolution.¶¶
Key points
- Grants discharge to the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions for the 2024 financial year.¶
- Notes the Committee's budget was EUR 123,178,345 in 2024, with a 99.9% commitment implementation rate and 91.90% payment execution rate.¶
- Calls on the Committee to identify cost-saving measures, including hybrid meetings and building optimization, and to report regularly on savings.¶
- Calls for transparency and proportionality in remote meeting allowances, and wider use of online formats to reduce costs and environmental impact.¶
- Notes the Committee's performance indicators: 26 objectives, 87 indicators, with about 74% achieving 90% or more; encourages outcome-oriented reporting.¶
- Notes the Committee adopted 53 opinions and 4 resolutions in 2024, and highlights its political impact on EU policies.¶¶
- Calls for a methodology to quantify benefits of modernisation and to report regularly on efficiency gains.¶
- Notes progress on gender balance but expects a time-bound action plan with measurable targets for management parity.¶
- Notes the Committee adopted a hybrid working regime with up to 60% telework and 15 days from outside the city of employment.¶
- Urges the Committee to fully develop and implement a comprehensive anti-fraud strategy, as none was in place in 2024.¶
- Notes the Committee's digital and cybersecurity measures, including AI pilots and training, and stresses ethical AI use.¶¶¶
- Welcomes interinstitutional cooperation with the EESC and others, and calls for expanding synergies, possibly a single administration for joint services.¶
Who is affected
- The Committee of the Regions and its Secretary-General, who receive discharge and must implement the resolution's recommendations.¶¶
- Committee members and staff, affected by rules on remote meeting allowances, hybrid working, and gender balance measures.¶¶¶
- The European Commission, called to involve the Committee in monitoring EU spending and post-2027 budget decisions.¶
- The European Economic and Social Committee, with which the Committee shares services and is encouraged to deepen cooperation.¶
Figures and deadlines
- EUR 123,178,345: final adopted budget for 2024, an increase of EUR 6,502,953 (+5.60%) from 2023.¶
- 99.9% commitment implementation rate and 91.90% payment execution rate in 2024.
- EUR 2.7 million in transfers in 2024, with 42 transfers total.¶
- Average payment time decreased from 21.88 days in 2023 to 18.46 days in 2024.¶
- 561 staff members at end of 2024, with 96.40% occupation rate and 7.30% turnover rate.¶
- 57.1% women and 42.78% men among staff; women in senior management fell to 33.3% in 2024.¶
- Hybrid working allows up to 60% telework and 15 days per year from outside the city of employment.¶
- Combined IT budget with EESC was EUR 13.70 million in 2024, with EUR 760,000 for cybersecurity.¶
Legal basis: Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶