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REPORT (2023/2139(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2022

A-9-2024-0117

Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Luke Ming Flanagan

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Parliament's committee report proposes granting discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor's Office for the 2022 budget and approving the closure of its accounts. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion on the reliability of the EPPO's accounts and the legality and regularity of its revenue and payments. It sets out observations on budgetary and financial management, internal management and performance, human resources, ethics and transparency, digitalisation and cybersecurity, buildings and security, environment, interinstitutional cooperation, communication and the effect of Russia's war against Ukraine. It calls on the Commission to review the EPPO's budgetary framework, to provide adequate guidance on Recovery and Resilience Facility fraud, and to facilitate the EPPO's digital transition. It calls on Member States to cooperate with the EPPO, to report all relevant cases, and to digitalise documents and procedures.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Administrative Director of the EPPO for the 2022 budget and approve the closure of the accounts, and sets out observations in a resolution.

Key points

  1. Grants the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor's Office discharge for the implementation of the Office's budget for the financial year 2022.
  2. Approves the closure of the accounts of the European Public Prosecutor's Office for the financial year 2022.
  3. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion on the reliability of the EPPO's accounts and on the legality and regularity of the underlying revenue and payments.
  4. Notes the overall final budget of EUR 51,2 million for 2022, reduced from EUR 57,1 million, and the return of EUR 5,9 million (10 % of the initial budget).
  5. Welcomes budget implementation of 98,1 % of commitment appropriations and 76,6 % of payment appropriations, and encourages the EPPO to implement the electronic invoicing module.
  6. Notes operational expenditure including EUR 8,7 million for European Delegated Prosecutors' remuneration, EUR 1,1 million for missions and operational meetings, and EUR 2,8 million for translation services.
  7. Calls on the Commission to review the EPPO's budgetary framework and reiterates the need for a mid-term resource framework for budget and staff.
  8. Notes 3 318 crime reports in 2022, 865 open investigations with estimated damages of EUR 9,9 billion, 251 closed cases, 87 indictments, and freezing orders of EUR 359,1 million.
  9. Calls on the EPPO to adopt indicators linked to amounts recovered from the Union's budget and to put in place a system to monitor efficiency gains.
  10. Notes staff increased to 217 by end 2022, with an overall occupancy rate of 85,56 %, and calls for more legal experts and for a specific status for European Delegated Prosecutors.
  11. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the EPPO's digital transition and not to interrupt IT services until the EPPO has a reliable system, and on Member States to digitalise documents.
  12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the extension of participation in the EPPO and to make efforts to integrate missing components.

Who is affected

  • The European Public Prosecutor's Office: receives discharge for its 2022 budget and must address Parliament's observations.
  • The Commission: called on to review the EPPO's budgetary framework, provide guidance on RRF fraud, and facilitate digital transition.
  • Member States: called on to cooperate with the EPPO, report all relevant cases, and digitalise documents and procedures.
  • Non-participating Member States: encouraged to join the EPPO to strengthen protection of the Union's financial interests.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 51,2 million: overall final budget allocated to the EPPO for 2022.
  • EUR 5,9 million: amount returned to the Union's budget, representing 10 % of the initial budget for 2022.
  • 98,1 %: budget implementation of commitment appropriations in 2022.
  • 76,6 %: budget implementation of payment appropriations in 2022.
  • EUR 8,7 million: remuneration of the European Delegated Prosecutors.
  • EUR 9,9 billion: estimated damages in 865 open investigations in 2022.
  • EUR 359,1 million: freezing orders obtained by the EPPO in 2022.
  • EUR 530 million: estimated damages in active RRF investigations.

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