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Discharge 2022: EU general budget - Court of Auditors

TA-9-2024-0231 · P9_TA(2024)0231 · PE753.481

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Parliament grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge for the 2022 budget and sets out its observations in an accompanying resolution. It notes the Court's 2022 budget of EUR 162 141 175, a 5,5 % increase, and its 98,5 % implementation rate. It calls for more transactions to be audited, full access to the FENIX reporting tool, and a broader audit mandate including the European Investment Bank. It addresses gender balance, staff well-being, ethics, transparency, cybersecurity, buildings and environmental sustainability.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge for the implementation of the Court's budget for the financial year 2022.
  2. It notes the Court's 2022 budget of EUR 162 141 175, up 5,5 % from EUR 153 721 727 in 2021, with 90 % for members and staff.
  3. It notes 26 budget transfers totalling EUR 3,4 million, a 98,5 % implementation rate, and average payment time reduced to 9,8 days.
  4. It calls on the Court to examine more administrative transactions for all institutions and regrets the revised plan for a special report on administrative expenditure.
  5. It supports the Court's view that Article 257 of the Financial Regulation gives it full and immediate access to the FENIX tool, and calls on the Commission to grant access.
  6. It notes the Court's 2021-2025 strategy, with 18 of 29 measures fully implemented or with frameworks established by end-2022, and its 2022 output of 7 annual reports, 8 opinions, 28 special reports and 1 review.
  7. It notes 921 staff at end-2022, 52,9 % women overall, but regrets only 10 of 25 college members are women and that Parliament lacks a binding role in nominations.
  8. It notes 11 622 sick leave days in 2022, up 54 % from 7 524 in 2021, seven burnout cases, and welcomes guidelines for returning after long-term sick leave.
  9. It welcomes the revised code of conduct from May 2022, the register of members' attendance at meetings, and asks the Court to keep it updated on the ethical framework.
  10. It continues to reject the Court's decision not to join the EU Transparency Register and calls on it to join.
  11. It welcomes the 2022-2024 cybersecurity plan, notes no serious cyberattacks in 2022, and welcomes the 'data warehouse as a service' model launched in October 2022.
  12. It notes reductions since 2014 in electricity by 34,5 %, heating by 22,2 %, paper by 83,5 %, water by 45,3 %, greenhouse gas emissions by 29,5 % and waste by 33,7 %.

Who is affected

  • The Court of Auditors and its Secretary-General, who receive discharge and must act on Parliament's observations.
  • The Commission, which is called on to grant the Court access to the FENIX tool and other relevant information.
  • The Council and member states, which are asked to consider gender balance in nominating Court members.
  • Court staff, affected by teleworking rules, well-being measures, and diversity and inclusion policies.
  • The European Investment Bank, which Parliament says should be audited by the Court and receive discharge from Parliament.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 162 141 175: the Court's overall budget for 2022.
  • 5,5 %: increase in the Court's budget from EUR 153 721 727 in 2021.
  • 98,5 %: the budgetary implementation rate for 2022.
  • 9,8 days: average payment time in 2022, compared to 10,7 days in 2021.
  • 11 622: days of sick leave in 2022, up 54 % from 7 524 in 2021.
  • 10 000 km: threshold above which members must cover car running costs.
  • EUR 15 000 and EUR 60 000: contract value range for negotiated procedures whose list is not published.
  • 5 %: proposed reduction of business travel per full time equivalent for 2023-2025.

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