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Discharge 2023: EU general budget - Committee of the Regions

TA-10-2025-0083 · P10_TA(2025)0083 · PE764.992

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Parliament grants discharge to the Committee of the Regions for the 2023 budget and adopts observations on its management, covering finances, staff, ethics, digitalisation, buildings, environment, cooperation and communication.

Key points

  1. Notes the Committee's budget was EUR 116,675,392 in 2023, with high execution rates for commitments (99.9%) and payments (91.20%).
  2. Regrets the Court of Auditors' finding that a 10-year building maintenance contract was not sufficiently justified.
  3. Calls on the Committee to adopt a cost-efficiency strategy for travel, noting increased travel and meeting allowances from EUR 6.6 million to EUR 8 million.
  4. Notes the increase in interpreting services appropriations by about 19% and asks for an explanation.
  5. Calls for stronger involvement of regional and local governments in EU decision-making and for mandatory consultation on matters affecting regional development.
  6. Notes the Committee's reliance on contract and temporary agents (26% of staff) and supports its efforts to address challenges, including internal competitions.
  7. Regrets lack of gender parity in leadership but acknowledges progress; recommends measures to enhance inclusivity and asks Member States to nominate both male and female candidates.
  8. Notes with concern 18 burnout cases in 2023 and stresses the need to address root causes.
  9. Urges the Committee to introduce a mandatory cooling-off period for outgoing members and to publish recusal decisions.
  10. Notes that no anti-fraud strategy was in place in 2023 but the Committee committed to adopt one in 2025.
  11. Calls for full implementation of electronic workflows, e-signatures, and digital case management by 2026.
  12. Welcomes savings from interinstitutional cooperation and invites exploring a single administration for joint services with the EESC.

Who is affected

  • The Committee of the Regions and its Secretary-General, who is granted discharge.
  • Committee members and staff, who face new rules on remote meeting allowances and hybrid working.
  • Member States, asked to nominate both male and female candidates for Committee membership.
  • The European Economic and Social Committee, with which the Committee shares joint services.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 116,675,392: final adopted budget for 2023.
  • EUR 2.84 million: total transfers implemented in 2023.
  • EUR 7,955,968: payments for members in 2023, up from EUR 6,573,307 in 2022.
  • EUR 200: flat-rate remote meeting allowance until 23 July 2023, then EUR 179.50.
  • 21.88 days: average payment time in 2023, up from 17.87 days in 2022.
  • 559: total staff at end of 2023, compared to 533 in 2022.
  • 56.9% women and 43.1% men among staff at end of 2023.
  • EUR 12.7 million: combined IT budget of the Committee and EESC in 2023.