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Discharge 2022: EU general budget - Court of Justice of the European Union

TA-9-2024-0230 · P9_TA(2024)0230 · PE753.480

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Parliament grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) discharge for the 2022 budget and sets out its observations in a resolution. It notes the Court of Auditors found no specific issues, the error level below the materiality threshold, and the 2022 budget of EUR 467 900 000 with a 98,43 % implementation rate. It raises concerns on gender imbalance, overrepresentation of some nationalities, sick leave and burnout, and regrets the new staff code of conduct was not finalised. It welcomes digitalisation, cybersecurity measures, environmental results and communication initiatives, and asks the CJEU to keep Parliament updated on several files.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Registrar of the CJEU discharge for the implementation of the 2022 budget and sets out its observations in the resolution.
  2. It notes the CJEU budget falls under MFF heading 7, amounted to about EUR 0,5 billion in 2022, and that the Court of Auditors found no specific issues.
  3. It notes 14 of 60 sampled transactions contained errors but the quantified error level is below the materiality threshold, and that the 2022 budget was EUR 467 900 000 with a 98,43 % implementation rate.
  4. It notes Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine created budgetary pressures, and that mission budgets declined due to more remote meetings and videoconferencing.
  5. It notes case numbers and average proceedings lengths, and that pending cases increased to 2 585 in 2022 from 2 541 in 2021.
  6. It asks to be informed if internal auditor recommendations are not followed up, and welcomes the summary of internal audits provided under Article 118(8) of the Financial Regulation.
  7. It notes with concern the unbalanced gender composition of the courts, regrets the 2021 letter on gender balance remained unanswered, and notes overrepresentation of some nationalities among staff.
  8. It encourages more use of German and English in daily administrative work, currently done 90 % in French, and calls on all institutions to guarantee multilingualism.
  9. It notes with concern sick leave rose to 23 702 days and burnout cases, calls on the CJEU to prevent burnout, and suggests a comments box for staff.
  10. It regrets that the new code of conduct for staff was not finalised by end-2022 and calls on the Court to adopt it without delay.
  11. It welcomes digitalisation, the decision to stop using cloud platforms for sensitive judicial data, and the AI strategy, while stressing human oversight and ethical use.
  12. It notes cyberattacks grew in 2022, urges management to strengthen cybersecurity, and welcomes environmental results including reductions in heating, paper, canteen waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

Who is affected

  • The Court of Justice of the European Union and its Registrar, which receive discharge for the 2022 budget.
  • CJEU staff, affected by observations on gender balance, sick leave, burnout, teleworking and the code of conduct.
  • Member states, urged to consider gender balance when nominating judges.
  • The Council, Commission and Court of Auditors, which receive the decision and resolution.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 11,6 billion: MFF heading 7 'European public administration' in 2022, representing 5,9 % of the total Union budget.
  • EUR 467 900 000: overall budget allocated for the CJEU for 2022, an increase of 5,4 % from 2021.
  • 98,43 %: budgetary implementation rate for 2022.
  • EUR 12,7 million: total of 19 budget transfers in 2022, or 2,7 % of appropriations.
  • 2 585 cases pending in 2022 compared to 2 541 in 2021.
  • 16,4 months: average length of proceedings before the Court of Justice in 2022.
  • 23 702 days of sick leave in 2022, an increase of 38 % from 2021.
  • EUR 527 500: 2022 communications budget, an increase of 3,3 % from 2021.

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