On the 2022 discharge: EU general budget - European Public Prosecutor's Office
JURI-PA-753633
Committee on Legal Affairs · Rapporteur: Gilles Lebreton
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The Committee on Legal Affairs sets out suggestions for the Committee on Budgetary Control to include in its resolution on the 2022 discharge of the European Public Prosecutor's Office.¶ It encourages the Office and the European Delegated Prosecutors to keep working in a coordinated way to supervise data processing and the enforcement of individuals' data protection rights.¶ It regrets the Office's lack of appreciation in handling waiver-of-immunity requests made to Parliament in 2022.¶ It stresses the Office's independence and the responsibility this places on it towards other institutions and the public, and invites it to understand and follow the procedures of the national and European institutions it deals with.¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Legal Affairs proposes that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate its suggestions into its motion for a resolution: continued coordinated data supervision, regret over the handling of 2022 waiver-of-immunity requests, and respect for the Office's independence and institutional procedures.¶¶¶
Key points
- The Committee on Legal Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into its motion for a resolution.¶
- It encourages the European Public Prosecutor's services and the European Delegated Prosecutors to continue coordinated work supervising data processing and enforcement of data protection rights.¶
- It regrets the lack of appreciation the European Public Prosecutor's Office showed in handling waiver-of-immunity requests made to Parliament in 2022.¶
- It stresses the independence of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the responsibility this imposes on it towards other institutions and the public in legal-system matters.¶
- It notes the Office was set up recently and invites it to gain insight into the procedures of national and European institutions and comply with them, without undermining its status and tasks.¶
Who is affected
- European Public Prosecutor's Office: encouraged on data supervision, criticised over immunity requests, reminded of its independence and duties.¶¶¶
- European Delegated Prosecutors: encouraged to continue coordinated work on data processing and data protection rights.
- Committee on Budgetary Control: asked to include the suggestions in its motion for a resolution.¶
Figures and deadlines
- 2022: the year in which waiver-of-immunity requests were made to Parliament.¶