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DRAFT OPINION (2023/2132(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget on the 2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - Court of Justice of the European Union

JURI-PA-753556

Committee on Legal Affairs · Rapporteur: Adrián Vázquez Lázara

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The Committee on Legal Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgets to include its suggestions in the resolution on the 2022 discharge for the Court of Justice of the European Union's budget. It welcomes the high use of 2022 appropriations, the shorter proceedings before the General Court, the streaming of hearings, the improved annual report, progress on the case management system and the high use of e-Curia. It notes that the budget is mostly administrative, that proceedings before the Court of Justice stayed similar in length, that case numbers were comparable to 2021, and that women hold 40% of managerial posts.

Committee position. The Committee on Legal Affairs proposes that the Committee on Budgets incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution, welcoming the Court's budget use, case management and digital tools, and noting its administrative spending and case lengths.

Key points

  1. The Committee on Legal Affairs asks the Committee on Budgets to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution.
  2. It appreciates the 98.4% use of final appropriations for 2022, similar to 98.7% in 2021 and 99% in 2020.
  3. It stresses that the Court's budget is essentially administrative, with around 75% for Members and staff and almost all the rest for buildings and IT.
  4. It notes that average proceedings before the Court of Justice stayed similar (16.4 months in 2022, 16.6 months in 2021).
  5. It welcomes the fall in average proceedings before the General Court to 16.2 months in 2022 from 17.3 months in 2021.
  6. It notes 1 710 cases brought in 2022 against 1 720 in 2021, and 1 666 cases completed in 2022 against 1 723 in 2021.
  7. It acknowledges the work of the Judicial Network of the European Union in cooperation, judicial monitoring, legal research, multilingual terminology and emerging technologies.
  8. It welcomes the streaming system for Court of Justice hearings, which increases public accessibility.
  9. It appreciates the makeover of the Court's Annual Report to improve transparency and visibility.
  10. It notes with satisfaction progress on the Integrated Case Management System (SIGA), which will replace many applications and allow more automation.
  11. It notes with satisfaction the rise in e-Curia use: 94% of lodgements before the General Court and about 87% at the Court of Justice in 2022.
  12. It welcomes the proportion of women in managerial posts remaining at 40% in 2022, as in 2021.

Who is affected

  • The Committee on Budgets, which is asked to include the suggestions in its discharge resolution.
  • The Court of Justice of the European Union, whose 2022 budget implementation is assessed.

Figures and deadlines

  • 98.4% — use of final appropriations for 2022.
  • 98.7% for 2021 and 99% for 2020 — earlier use of final appropriations.
  • around 75% — share of appropriations for Members and staff.
  • 16.4 months in 2022 and 16.6 months in 2021 — average proceedings before the Court of Justice.
  • 16.2 months in 2022 and 17.3 months in 2021 — average proceedings before the General Court.
  • 1 710 cases in 2022 and 1 720 in 2021 — cases brought; 1 666 completed in 2022 and 1 723 in 2021.
  • 94% in 2022 and 93% in 2021 — e-Curia lodgements before the General Court; about 87% in 2022 and 85% in 2021 at the Court of Justice.
  • 40% in 2022 and 2021 — women in managerial posts.