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DRAFT REPORT (C100210/2025 – 2025/0807(NLE))

On the nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors

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Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Gilles Boyer

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This draft report concerns the nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors. It proposes that Parliament deliver a favourable or unfavourable opinion on the Council's nomination.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament deliver a favourable or unfavourable opinion on the Council's nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors.

Key points

  1. The report proposes that Parliament deliver a favourable or unfavourable opinion on the Council's nomination of Nikolaos Milionis as a Member of the Court of Auditors.
  2. The report includes Milionis's curriculum vitae, showing his education, legal and audit career, and his current role as a Member of the European Court of Auditors since 2014.
  3. Milionis's answers to the questionnaire describe his achievements, lessons learnt, and commitments, including his experience in performance and compliance audits, his work in Chamber I, and his recent transfer to Chamber III.
  4. He states that he has never faced a situation where he had to abandon an audit task, and he prioritises quality over speed in his work.
  5. He would support cross-chamber projects, clear language in reports, and the use of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, while ensuring auditors remain in control.
  6. He emphasises the importance of cooperation with the European Parliament and national audit institutions, and suggests earlier publication of the ECA's Annual Report to help shorten the discharge procedure.
  7. He gives guarantees of independence, stating he follows the ECA's Code of Conduct, publishes his declaration of interests, and would refer any suspected fraud to OLAF and EPPO.
  8. He is not involved in any legal proceedings and would withdraw his candidacy if Parliament's opinion is unfavourable.
  9. He works daily in Luxembourg, is a permanent resident, and does not intend to change these arrangements.

Who is affected

  • Nikolaos Milionis, nominee for Member of the Court of Auditors, whose appointment depends on Parliament's opinion.
  • The European Court of Auditors, which would continue to have Milionis as a Member if appointed.

Figures and deadlines

  • 12 years as Member of the European Court of Auditors
  • 17 performance audit reports, 9 chapters of the annual report, and one opinion published during his two mandates.
  • 13 months target for producing reports, often exceeded by a month or two.

Legal basis: Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union