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REPORT (2023/2145(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2022

A-9-2024-0116

Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa

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Parliament's committee report proposes granting discharge to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the 2022 financial year and approving the closure of its accounts. It sets out observations on the Agency's budget and financial management, performance, efficiency, staff policy, procurement, conflicts of interest, internal control and other matters. The report notes the Court of Auditors' findings on irregular procurement and undocumented fee checks, and calls on the Agency to address them. It also calls for gender balance, an anticorruption strategy, publication of lobby meetings, and action on open audit recommendations.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Agency for the 2022 financial year and approve the closure of its accounts, while setting out observations on budget management, performance, staff, procurement, conflicts of interest and internal control.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Acting Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency discharge for the implementation of the Agency's 2022 budget.
  2. Parliament approves the closure of the Agency's accounts for the 2022 financial year.
  3. The Agency's final 2022 budget was EUR 224 265 965, up 10,04 % from 2021; EUR 39 678 000 came from the Union budget and EUR 120 435 031 from fees and charges.
  4. The Court of Auditors obtained reasonable assurance that the Agency's annual accounts are reliable and the underlying transactions legal and regular.
  5. Budget implementation was 97,08 % for commitments and 87,18 % for payments; the fees and charges result was negative EUR 8,2 million and cancelled carryovers were 2,82 %.
  6. The Court found the Agency does not document checks that fees and charges are correctly collected, contrary to Articles 74(5) and 75 of the Financial Regulation; the Agency commits to act.
  7. The Agency met 97 % of its 2022 Annual Work Programme and 77 % of its key performance indicators, and worked on green solutions, digitalisation, Urban Air Mobility and the Single European Sky.
  8. The Agency responded to Russia's war against Ukraine by suspending cooperation with Russia, issuing conflict-zone and GNSS safety bulletins, and supporting Ukraine.
  9. The Agency shared resources with other agencies and bodies, and its 'Destination: Future-proof' programme delivered a 12 % productivity gain and a 36 full-time-equivalent overhead reduction.
  10. The establishment plan was 95,59 % implemented with 651 temporary agents, 95 contract agents and 23 seconded national experts; the Agency recruited over 60 newcomers and had a 0,1 % turnover rate.
  11. Parliament expresses concern at the lack of gender balance in senior and middle management (17 of 22 men) and the management board (59 of 79 men), and calls for action.
  12. The Court found an irregular extreme-urgency contract worth EUR 1,9 million and an improperly justified exclusion of a bidder; Parliament calls on the Agency to justify future corrections and exclusions.

Who is affected

  • The European Union Aviation Safety Agency, which receives discharge and must address the observations.
  • The Agency's Acting Executive Director, who is granted discharge and receives the decision.
  • The Commission and member states, asked to consider gender balance when nominating management board members.
  • The Agency's staff and management, affected by observations on gender balance, harassment and burnout.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 224 265 965 — the Agency's final budget for 2022.
  • 10,04 % — increase in the Agency's budget compared to 2021.
  • EUR 39 678 000 — the part of the Agency's budget from the Union budget.
  • EUR 120 435 031 — the Agency's revenue from fees and charges.
  • 97,08 % — budget implementation rate of current year commitment appropriations.
  • 87,18 % — current year payment appropriations execution rate.
  • EUR 8,2 million — negative fees and charges budgetary result for 2022.
  • EUR 1,9 million — value of the contract concluded using an extreme urgency procedure.

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