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OPINION (2023/2157(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2022

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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Tomáš Zdechovský

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The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs gives its opinion on the discharge for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction's 2022 budget, asking the Committee on Budgetary Control to include its suggestions in its resolution. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the Centre's 2022 transactions were legal and regular, and notes the Centre's EUR 26 million budget and unchanged staff number. It welcomes the Centre's publications, training activities, early warning system, cooperation with Europol and other agencies, and its work on Ukraine and with partner countries. It calls for continued awareness-raising on prevention and mental-health-based approaches, and recalls the need for health-threat assessment in the Centre's work.

Committee position. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs suggests that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate its suggestions into its motion for a resolution, welcoming the Centre's 2022 budget implementation and activities.

Key points

  1. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into its motion for a resolution.
  2. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' declaration that the Centre's 2022 transactions were legal and regular, and notes the Centre's 2022 budget of EUR 26 million, a 4% increase from 2021, with unchanged staff numbers.
  3. It welcomes corrective actions taken after previous observations, the European Drug Report 2022, the Statistical Bulletin 2022, the EU Early Warning System's 25 years, 69 publications, and the fourth European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies.
  4. It welcomes training for 609 law enforcement professionals with CEPOL, training for almost 950 professionals, and seven webinars attended by around 1 200 professionals, highlighting the Centre's role in providing public-health-based analyses.
  5. It welcomes the Centre's efforts on social aspects of drugs, social re-integration policies, and a multi-disciplinary outlook, and considers it essential to raise awareness of prevention and innovative mental-health-based approaches.
  6. It recalls that the Centre's work is based on strategic evidence-based health and security threat assessment, and that health-threat assessment should be equally reflected in its work.
  7. It welcomes progress on the joint EU Drug Markets in-depth analysis with Europol, work on core supply data with Reitox National Focus Points and Europol, and implementation of tasks under the Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats on cannabis, cocaine and heroin.
  8. It welcomes the EMCDDA 4 Ukraine resource page for professionals supporting people displaced from Ukraine.
  9. It welcomes cooperation with European Neighbourhood Policy partner countries through EU4MD, the bilateral project with Georgia EMCDDA4GE, and the partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean on drugs policies.
  10. It welcomes the Centre's cooperation with other agencies, its contribution to the JHA agencies' network, and its continuous cooperation with national drugs agencies, third countries, UNODC and the WHO.

Who is affected

  • The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction: its 2022 budget implementation is assessed and its activities are welcomed.
  • The Committee on Budgetary Control: asked to incorporate the suggestions into its motion for a resolution.
  • Professionals working in the drugs field, including law enforcement officers and policy makers: receive training and information from the Centre.
  • People displaced from Ukraine: supported by professionals using the EMCDDA 4 Ukraine resource page.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 26 million: the Centre's budget in 2022.
  • 4%: increase in the Centre's budget compared to 2021.
  • EUR 25 million: the Centre's budget in 2021.
  • 25 years: the EU Early Warning System on new psychoactive substances run by the Centre in 2022.
  • 69 publications: released by the Centre, including seven miniguides and three spotlights.
  • 609 law enforcement professionals: participated in drug-related training activities delivered by the Centre with CEPOL.
  • Almost 950 professionals: received Centre training during 2022.
  • Around 1 200 professionals: attended the seven webinars organized by the Centre.