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Discharge 2024: EU general budget - European Data Protection Supervisor

TA-10-2026-0134 · P10_TA(2026)0134 · PE778.066

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Parliament grants the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge for the 2024 budget and adopts a resolution with observations on budget management, performance, HR, ethics, digitalisation, and interinstitutional cooperation. The resolution notes the EDPS's budget implementation rate of 96% for commitments and 84% for payments, and highlights concerns about mission transparency, staff wellbeing, and the need for more resources for AI supervision.

Key points

  1. Grants discharge to the European Data Protection Supervisor for implementing the 2024 EU general budget.
  2. Notes the EDPS's final adopted budget was EUR 24 329 460 in 2024, up 7.12% from 2023, and that the EDPB's budget was EUR 8.36 million.
  3. Notes budget implementation rates: 96% for commitments, 84% for payments, and 91.88% overall payment execution.
  4. Notes carry-overs from 2024 to 2025 were EUR 2 649 943 (10.89% of budget), with an execution rate of 77.37%.
  5. Notes the average payment time was 20 days, with 96.87% of payments on time, and that the EDPS faced IT difficulties running two systems in parallel.
  6. Notes missions budget decreased by 17.86% to EUR 265 630, but expresses concern about lack of transparency on missions funded by third parties.
  7. Notes the EDPS launched 66 procurement procedures in 2024, including a framework contract of EUR 200 000 with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
  8. Notes the EDPS used nine KPIs in 2024, meeting targets for all but one (social media followers).
  9. Notes the EDPS's new role as Notified Body and Market Surveillance Authority under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, with enforcement powers from 2 August 2026, and that resources are insufficient for these tasks.
  10. Notes the EDPS received 663 complaints in 2024 (202 more than 2023), issued decisions in 77 cases, and had 104 admissible complaints ongoing at year-end.
  11. Urges the EDPS to include complaint handling in its KPIs and set targets, similar to the European Ombudsman's practice.
  12. Notes the EDPS responded to 97 formal legislative consultations and issued 25 opinions, 45 formal comments, and 27 informal comments in 2024.

Who is affected

  • The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and its staff, who are granted discharge and subject to observations on budget, HR, and transparency.
  • EU institutions and bodies supervised by the EDPS, including the Commission, Europol, and Eurojust, which must comply with data protection rules and EDPS decisions.
  • EU citizens and data subjects, whose data protection rights are upheld by the EDPS's supervision and complaint handling.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 24 329 460: final adopted budget for the EDPS in 2024, an increase of 7.12% from 2023.
  • EUR 8.36 million: adopted budget of the EDPB in 2024.
  • 96%: budget implementation rate for commitments in 2024.
  • 84%: payment appropriations execution rate in 2024.
  • EUR 2 649 943: carry-overs from 2024 to 2025, 10.89% of total budget.
  • 20 days: average time to pay in 2024.
  • 663: complaints received by the EDPS in 2024, 202 more than in 2023.
  • 137: number of EDPS staff at end of 2024.

Legal basis: Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union