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DRAFT REPORT (2023/2143(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2022

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Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa

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This is a draft report by the Committee on Budgetary Control on granting discharge to the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the 2022 financial year. It proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director discharge and approve the closure of the Centre's 2022 accounts, with observations set out in a resolution. The draft notes the Centre's 2022 budget of EUR 18 434 420, a budget implementation rate of 99,98 % and a current year payment appropriation rate of 77,64 %. It commends the Centre's work programme delivery, cooperation with other agencies, climate neutrality commitment and digitalisation, while noting an irregular payment of EUR 222 647 in subsistence allowances to two seconded national experts.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director of Cedefop discharge for the 2022 budget and approve the closure of the Centre's 2022 accounts, with observations set out in the accompanying resolution.

Key points

  1. Parliament would grant the Executive Director of Cedefop discharge for the implementation of the Centre's 2022 budget and approve the closure of its 2022 accounts.
  2. The Centre's final 2022 budget was EUR 18 434 420, a decrease of 0,29 % from 2021, funded mainly by a Union contribution of EUR 17 960 000 plus EUR 464 420 from Norway and Iceland and EUR 43 960 of own revenue.
  3. The Court of Auditors found the Centre's 2022 accounts reliable and the underlying transactions legal and regular.
  4. Budget implementation reached 99,98 % in 2022, but the current year payment appropriation rate was 77,64 %, a decrease of 2,38 % from 2021.
  5. The draft notes the Court's observation on inconsistencies in the ABAC accounting system and welcomes the Centre's new monitoring system to detect and correct them.
  6. It notes that the Centre misapplied the EFTA contribution calculation method for 2022, and that a Protocol 31 amendment in force from 1 January 2023 resolves the issue.
  7. The Centre fully implemented its 2022 work programme, with achievements including the Green Observatory, a microcredentials study, the second Future of VET project and the second European Skills and Jobs Survey.
  8. The draft commends cooperation with the European Training Foundation, Eurofound, the European Labour Authority, the European Institute for Gender Equality and ENISA, and calls for further synergies to cut costs.
  9. It welcomes the Centre's target to become carbon neutral by 2030 and its 2022 reductions in electricity, heating oil, paper, mission and meeting costs.
  10. It notes the Centre's digitalisation progress, including digitised workflows, digital signatures and the Public Procurement Management Tool launched in January 2023.
  11. The draft notes that the Centre paid EUR 222 647 in irregular subsistence allowances to two Greek seconded national experts between 2017 and 2022, decided not to recover the amounts and introduced a three-month phasing-out period, and calls for strict monitoring.
  12. It notes the Centre's conflict-of-interest and transparency measures, including published declarations of interest, and invites it to publish the CVs of all management board members.

Who is affected

  • Cedefop and its Executive Director, who would receive discharge and account closure for the 2022 budget.
  • Cedefop's management board members, who must submit declarations of interest and whose CVs should be published.
  • Cedefop staff, including seconded national experts, affected by staff policy, wellbeing and allowance rules.
  • Norway and Iceland, whose contributions to the Centre's 2022 budget were affected by the contribution calculation error.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 18 434 420 — the Centre's final budget for 2022.
  • 0,29 % — decrease in the 2022 budget compared with 2021.
  • EUR 17 960 000 — Union contribution to the Centre's 2022 budget.
  • EUR 464 420 — contributions from Norway and Iceland to the 2022 budget.
  • EUR 43 960 — miscellaneous own revenue and reimbursed amounts in 2022.
  • 99,98 % — budget implementation rate in 2022.
  • 77,64 % — current year payment appropriation rate in 2022.
  • EUR 222 647 — total irregular subsistence allowances paid to two seconded national experts in 2017-2022.

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