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REPORT (2023/2163(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2022

A-9-2024-0114

Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa

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Parliament's committee report proposes granting the Director of the European Training Foundation discharge for the 2022 budget and approving the closure of the Foundation's 2022 accounts. It sets out observations on the Foundation's budget and financial management, performance, efficiency gains, staff policy, procurement, conflicts of interest, internal control and other matters. It notes the Court of Auditors found the accounts reliable and the transactions legal and regular, but flags two irregular procurement procedures and calls for full compliance with procurement rules. It calls on the Foundation to improve geographical and gender balance in staff and management, and to ensure greater transparency and public accountability.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes that Parliament grant the Director of the European Training Foundation discharge for the 2022 budget, approve the closure of the 2022 accounts, and adopt observations on budget management, performance, staff, procurement and internal control.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Director of the European Training Foundation discharge for the implementation of the Foundation's 2022 budget.
  2. Parliament approves the closure of the Foundation's accounts for the financial year 2022.
  3. The Foundation's final 2022 budget was EUR 25 051 848, up 17,05 % on 2021, and derives entirely from the Union budget.
  4. The Court of Auditors obtained reasonable assurance that the Foundation's annual accounts are reliable and the underlying transactions legal and regular.
  5. Budget implementation reached 99,98 % and payment execution 97,70 %; the Foundation managed inflation and utility price pressures with cost-saving measures.
  6. The Foundation achieved a 93 % activity completion rate, 89 % timely completion, and met or exceeded all key performance indicators.
  7. The Foundation worked on skills relevance, skills development and validation, and education and training policy quality, and supported Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine as candidate countries.
  8. The Foundation suspended all activities and cooperation with Belarusian authorities from the start of 2022 and supported Ukraine through an online resource hub for recognising refugees' qualifications.
  9. The Foundation pursued efficiency gains, including sharing accounting services with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and energy savings of 2,000 mc of gas and 49,107 KwH of electricity.
  10. The establishment plan was 98,8 % implemented, with 85 officials and temporary agents out of 86 authorised, plus 39 contract agents and one local agent.
  11. Parliament calls on the Foundation to improve geographical balance and gender balance, including at middle and senior management, and asks the Commission and member states to consider gender balance in management board nominations.
  12. Parliament notes two irregular procurement procedures flagged by the Court and calls on the Foundation to ensure full compliance with procurement rules, transparency, fairness and integrity.

Who is affected

  • The European Training Foundation and its Director, who receive discharge and must act on the observations.
  • The Foundation's staff and management, affected by calls to improve geographical and gender balance.
  • The Commission and member states, asked to consider gender balance when nominating management board members.
  • Tenderers and contractors in the Foundation's procurement procedures, which must comply with transparency and fairness rules.

Figures and deadlines

  • Final budget for 2022: EUR 25 051 848, an increase of 17,05 % compared to 2021.
  • Budget implementation rate: 99,98 %, an increase of 0,07 % compared to 2021.
  • Payment appropriations execution rate: 97,70 %, an increase of 11,48 % compared to 2021.
  • Activity completion rate: 93 %; timely completion: 89 %.
  • Energy savings in 2022: 2,000 mc of gas and 49,107 KwH of electricity.
  • Establishment plan: 98,8 % implemented, with 85 officials and temporary agents out of 86 authorised; 39 contract agents and one local agent.
  • Gender balance in middle and senior management: four women out of nine posts.
  • Irregular procurement payments in 2022: EUR 100 100 and EUR 70 500.

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