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DRAFT OPINION (2024/2028(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor

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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 calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its opinion into the motion for a resolution on the 2023 budget discharge for the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). It notes the EDPS's 2023 operating budget of EUR 22 711 559, a 12% increase from 2022, with a 96% implementation rate of commitment appropriations, and highlights concerns about investigations, mission costs, and transparency.

Committee position. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs proposes that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate this opinion into its motion for a resolution, noting budget implementation and raising concerns about investigations and mission transparency.

Key points

  1. Notes the 2023 operating budget of the EDPS was EUR 22 711 559, up 12% from 2022, with a 96% implementation rate of commitment appropriations.
  2. Notes the EDPS conducted 82 formal legislative consultations, 54 opinions, and 26 formal comments in 2023, appreciating its contribution to legislative work.
  3. Emphasises the EDPS's role in supervising personal data processing by EU institutions and notes with concern that no investigation was closed in 2023.
  4. Welcomes the EDPS's focus on ensuring external contractors meet moral and ethical standards, particularly given previous use of companies operating in Russia.
  5. Expresses concern about the rise in EDPS staff mission costs from EUR 28 789 in 2021 to EUR 284 580 in 2023 and calls for an assessment of their appropriateness and effectiveness.
  6. Notes the EDPS stopped publishing the number of organiser-funded missions and unit participation, reducing transparency, and calls for reinstating this practice.

Who is affected

  • The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and its staff, who face calls to improve investigation efficiency and mission transparency.
  • External contractors of the EDPS, who must meet moral and ethical standards expected of EU institutions.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 22 711 559: EDPS operating budget for 2023.
  • 12%: increase in operating budget compared to 2022.
  • 96%: implementation rate of commitment appropriations in 2023.
  • 82 formal legislative consultations, 54 opinions, 26 formal comments in 2023.
  • EUR 28 789 (2021), EUR 176 903 (2022), EUR 284 580 (2023): EDPS staff mission costs.