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DRAFT REPORT (2023/2170(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme for the financial year 2022

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Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Petri Sarvamaa

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This is the rapporteur's draft report on granting discharge to the European Union Agency for the Space Programme for the financial year 2022. It proposes a decision to grant the Executive Director discharge, a decision to close the accounts, and a resolution with observations. The draft notes the Agency's final budget of EUR 70 032 491,77, a 100% commitment implementation rate and a 72,86% payment execution rate. It records that the Court of Auditors gave reasonable assurance on the accounts and transactions. It sets out observations on budget management, performance, efficiency, staff policy, procurement, conflicts of interest and transparency, and asks the Agency to improve procurement, publish senior management meeting registers, and report on a whistleblowing case.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme discharge for the 2022 budget and approve the closure of the accounts, with observations in a resolution covering budget management, performance, staff, procurement and transparency.

Key points

  1. Proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme discharge for the 2022 budget, or postpone that decision.
  2. Proposes that Parliament approve the closure of the Agency's 2022 accounts, or postpone that closure.
  3. Notes the final budget of EUR 70 032 491,77, a 22,58% increase on 2021, and actual revenue of EUR 1,2 billion from assigned revenue.
  4. Notes the Court of Auditors obtained reasonable assurance that the accounts are reliable and transactions legal and regular, with an emphasis of matter on the impact of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
  5. Notes a 100% commitment implementation rate and a 72,86% payment execution rate, down 1,92% on 2021, and three budget amendments in 2022.
  6. Notes EUR 574,5 million committed and EUR 1,26 billion paid under delegated budget in 2022.
  7. Welcomes the Agency's use of key performance indicators and recommends addressing those unfulfilled or progressing slower than expected.
  8. Notes the interruption of Soyuz launchers for Galileo satellites, the halt of EGNOS ground station work in Ukraine, and measures to monitor ties with Russian and Belarusian institutions.
  9. Notes achievements including Galileo and EGNOS accreditation decisions, over 3,5 billion enabled devices worldwide, two new Galileo satellites, and the EU Space Week 2022 in Prague.
  10. Notes the Agency's human resources automation, its obligation to implement the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme by the end of 2023, and progress on Green Public Procurement.
  11. Notes the establishment plan was 100% implemented with 231 temporary agents, 46 contract agents and 9 seconded national experts, and regrets the lack of gender balance in senior management and the administrative board.
  12. Notes the Court's findings on a 2021 negotiated procedure for search and rescue services, calls for improved procurement procedures, and asks the Agency to publish senior management meeting registers and report on a whistleblowing case.

Who is affected

  • The European Union Agency for the Space Programme and its Executive Director, who would receive discharge and whose accounts would be closed.
  • The Agency's staff and management, affected by observations on staff policy, gender balance and human resources processes.
  • The Agency's procurement and contract management, which the draft asks to improve.
  • The Agency's transparency practices, including publication of senior management meeting registers.

Figures and deadlines

  • Final budget for 2022: EUR 70 032 491,77
  • Increase of 22,58% compared to 2021
  • Actual revenue: EUR 1,2 billion
  • Budget implementation rate of current year commitment appropriations: 100%
  • Execution rate of current year payment appropriations: 72,86%, a decrease of 1,92% compared to 2021
  • First budget amendment increased appropriations by EUR 1 687 363,77; second reallocated EUR 2 659 300; third decreased payment appropriations by EUR 4 640 000, bringing them to EUR 65 392 491,77
  • EUR 574,5 million committed and EUR 1,26 billion paid under delegated budget in 2022
  • Over 3,5 billion enabled devices worldwide for Galileo

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