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OPINION (2024/2020(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section I – European Parliament

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Committee on Constitutional Affairs · Rapporteur: Sven Simon

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The Committee on Constitutional Affairs opinion on Parliament's 2023 budget discharge welcomes actions against disinformation, acknowledges electoral preparations, and raises concerns about resources and ethics body funding.

Committee position. The Committee on Constitutional Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the motion for a resolution.

Key points

  1. Welcomes actions against disinformation and information manipulation, including EPLO communication and Europa Experience visitor centres, and supports a comprehensive evaluation of the latter.
  2. Acknowledges initiatives by the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations for the 2024 European elections, such as the European Campaign Action Plan.
  3. Notes the Authority's constrained human resources, expected to worsen with new tasks from the recast of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.
  4. Welcomes Parliament's transparency and integrity reform and EP 2024 reform, calls for evaluating their effectiveness and proportionality, and recognises the need for budget reinforcement for the Transparency Register IT overhaul.
  5. Expresses concerns about the interinstitutional ethics body agreement, including the Council's exclusion, secretariat placement, and definition risks, and says no work or funding should occur until provisions are in Parliament's Rules of Procedure.

Who is affected

  • European Parliament Liaison Offices and Europa Experience visitor centres: their communication and visitor activities are praised and evaluated.
  • Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations: faces resource constraints and new tasks from regulation recast.
  • Interinstitutional body for ethical standards: its work and funding are conditioned on incorporation into Parliament's Rules of Procedure.

Figures and deadlines

  • Financial year 2023