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DRAFT OPINION (2025/2154(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Data Protection Supervisor for the financial year 2024

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Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Evin Incir

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The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs gives its opinion on the discharge for the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) for 2024, noting budget and implementation, and making recommendations. It welcomes the EDPS's increased role under new laws like the Artificial Intelligence Act, but stresses the need for adequate resources. It expresses concern about complaint handling delays, citing an Ombudsman finding of maladministration, and calls for transparency and improved KPIs. It welcomes reduced mission costs and numbers, but calls for more transparency on third-party funded missions. It notes a decrease in opinions and audits, and urges a clear distinction between audits and visits in KPIs.

Committee position. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its recommendations into the motion for a resolution on discharge for the EDPS for 2024.

Key points

  1. Notes the 2024 EDPS operating budget was EUR 24 329 460, up 7% from 2023, with a 96% implementation rate of commitment appropriations.
  2. Emphasizes that additional responsibilities delegated to the EDPS under new legislative acts, including the Artificial Intelligence Act, require adequate resources.
  3. Expresses concern about the time taken to handle complaints, recalling the Ombudsman's finding that six years is unreasonable and constitutes maladministration.
  4. Welcomes the finalization of 77 admissible complaints in 2024, up 33% from 2023, but calls for publishing data on complaints received, investigation times, and reasons for delays.
  5. Urges the EDPS to set targets for complaint handling and inquiries, similar to the European Ombudsman's practice.
  6. Welcomes the decrease in staff missions from 246 in 2023 to 218 in 2024, but calls for assessing if mission resources are used appropriately.
  7. Stresses that the EDPS does not provide information on missions funded by organizers or third parties, reducing transparency.
  8. Notes that in 2024 the EDPS concluded one investigation, issued 25 opinions (down from 54 in 2023), and carried out three audits (down from five in 2023).
  9. Urges the EDPS to make a clear distinction between actual audits and visits in its key performance indicators.

Who is affected

  • The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is subject to recommendations on budget, complaint handling, missions, and reporting.
  • EU institutions, bodies, and agencies (EUIBA) are affected by the EDPS's supervision and complaint handling.
  • Complainants to the EDPS may benefit from improved transparency and faster handling.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 24 329 460: 2024 EDPS operating budget.
  • 7%: increase in budget compared to 2023.
  • 96%: implementation rate of commitment appropriations in 2024.
  • 77: admissible complaints finalized in 2024.
  • 33%: increase in finalized complaints compared to 2023.
  • 246 to 218: staff missions in 2023 and 2024.
  • 25 opinions issued in 2024, down from 54 in 2023.
  • Three audits in 2024, down from five in 2023.