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REPORT (08805/2024 – C90147/2024 – 2024/0090(BUD))

On the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3 to the general budget 2024 reinforcing the European Public Prosecutor's Office following the accession of Poland and the expected participation of Sweden

A-9-2024-0179

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Siegfried Mureşan

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Parliament approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2024, which reinforces the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) budget following Poland's accession and Sweden's expected participation. It welcomes the enlargement, underlines the need for additional resources, and calls on the Commission to provide more funding and IT services until the EPPO is IT-independent.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets proposes to approve the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2024, while calling for additional resources for the EPPO.

Key points

  1. Approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2024.
  2. Welcomes Poland's accession and Sweden's expected participation, bringing participating Member States to 24, and notes the EPPO will better protect the Union's interests and uphold the rule of law.
  3. Underlines the need for additional financial and human resources for the EPPO, including for recruitment, support functions, and operational and salary expenditure.
  4. Regrets that the draft amending budget does not provide resources for full IT independence as of 2025; calls on the Commission to include necessary resources in a future draft and provide IT services until then.
  5. Calls on the Commission to transmit the results of the staffing review to the budgetary authority without delay.
  6. The Civil Liberties Committee supports the draft amending budget but regrets it is insufficient for the EPPO's workload and IT challenges.
  7. Urges the Commission to engage with the EPPO to reassess needs and table further amending and draft budgets, delaying the stop of Digital Workplace Services until resources are granted.
  8. Calls for significantly more resources for the EPPO to reinforce independence and operational capacity.

Who is affected

  • The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) receives additional budget and posts, but faces IT and resource challenges.
  • Poland and Sweden: their participation expands the EPPO's reach to their territories.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 3,6 million in commitment and payment appropriations and 20 establishment plan posts are added to the EPPO's 2024 budget.
  • The number of participating Member States will be 24 after Poland's accession and Sweden's expected participation.

Legal basis: Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union