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REPORT (C90008/2024 – 2024/0801(NLE))

On the nomination of Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi as a Member of the Court of Auditors

A-9-2024-0061

Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Matteo Adinolfi

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The Committee on Budgetary Control delivers a favourable opinion on the Council's nomination of Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi as a Member of the Court of Auditors. The Council consulted Parliament on the nomination by letter of 17 January 2024, and the committee evaluated his credentials against Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The committee received his curriculum vitae and written questionnaire replies, and held a hearing with him on 22 February 2024. The annexes set out his professional experience, honours, education, teaching and publications, and his answers to the questionnaire on independence, performance of duties and other matters.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgetary Control delivers a favourable opinion on the Council's nomination of Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi as a Member of the Court of Auditors.

Key points

  1. Parliament delivers a favourable opinion on the Council's nomination of Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi as a Member of the Court of Auditors.
  2. The Council consulted Parliament by letter of 17 January 2024 on the nomination.
  3. The Committee on Budgetary Control evaluated his credentials, in particular against the requirements of Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
  4. The committee received a curriculum vitae and written questionnaire replies from him, and held a hearing with him on 22 February 2024.
  5. His curriculum vitae lists service as a magistrate of the Italian Court of Auditors since 1997, including as President of a Chamber since 2021 and Regional Prosecutor for Molise, Emilia-Romagna and Apulia.
  6. He has served as contact person for the European Public Prosecutor's Office on combating fraud against the European Union and as Italian point of contact for the European Anti-Fraud Office.
  7. Since May 2023 he has been Coordinator of the NRRP mission structure at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, responsible for relations with the European Commission on implementation and reporting.
  8. In his questionnaire answers he states he has 27 years of experience in budget control and auditing, including as delegated controller of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, ENEL and SIMEST.
  9. He states that he has never been granted discharge for management duties because no such procedure applied, and that none of his previous positions resulted from a political nomination.
  10. He states that neither he nor his close relatives have business or financial holdings or commitments that might conflict with his duties, and that he is prepared to disclose all financial interests.
  11. He states that he is not involved in any legal proceedings, has abstained from political activity, holds no elected office or party position, and would step down from any such role if appointed.
  12. He says he would deal with major irregularity, fraud or corruption regardless of the origin or background of those involved, and would withdraw his candidacy if Parliament's opinion were unfavourable.

Who is affected

  • Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi: Parliament gives a favourable opinion on his nomination as a Member of the Court of Auditors.
  • The Council: it consulted Parliament on the nomination and receives the opinion.
  • The Court of Auditors: it is informed of the decision.
  • The other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the member states: they are informed of the decision.

Figures and deadlines

  • 17 January 2024: date of the Council's letter consulting Parliament on the nomination.
  • 22 February 2024: date of the committee's hearing with Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi.
  • 1997: year he became a magistrate of the Italian Court of Auditors.
  • 27 years: his stated experience in budget control and auditing.
  • 478 bn EUR: consolidated balance sheet of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.
  • 206 bn EUR: consolidated balance sheet of ENEL S.p.A.
  • 194 bn EUR: size of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan he coordinates.
  • over 15 m EUR: value of sequestration measures against Parmacotto S.p.A. and its directors.

Legal basis: Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.