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Discharge 2022: EU general budget - European Data Protection Supervisor

TA-9-2024-0235 · P9_TA(2024)0235 · PE753.487

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Parliament grants the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) discharge for the 2022 budget and sets out its observations in a resolution. It notes the EDPS budget was EUR 20 266 000, with a 98 % implementation rate, and that the Court of Auditors found no specific issues. It calls on the EDPS to prioritise personal data of minors under 15, review its complaint rules, and inform Parliament on progress. It asks the EDPS to join the EU Transparency Register, improve geographical and gender balance, and report on external service providers' access to information. It welcomes the EDPS's cybersecurity work, interinstitutional cooperation, and communication efforts, and encourages sharing of open source IT solutions.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the EDPS discharge for the implementation of its 2022 budget.
  2. The EDPS budget was EUR 20 266 000 in 2022, an increase of 4,12% from 2021, with a 98 % implementation rate.
  3. The Court of Auditors found no specific issues concerning the EDPS and estimated the error level below the materiality threshold.
  4. The EDPS received 367 complaints in 2022, of which 65 were admissible; it issued decisions in 23 cases within 42 days on average.
  5. Parliament calls on the EDPS to prioritise handling of personal data of minors under 15 and to review its complaint rules.
  6. The EDPS had 127 staff members at the end of 2022; Parliament encourages permanent contracts and a proportionate staff increase.
  7. Parliament regrets the lack of women in senior management and calls for gender-balanced representation.
  8. Parliament regrets the EDPS has not joined the transparency register and reiterates calls to join.
  9. The EDPS did not encounter any cyber-attack in 2022 and reviewed its security policies in line with CERT-EU guidance.
  10. Parliament welcomes interinstitutional cooperation, including service-level agreements with Parliament and the Commission.
  11. The EDPS communication budget was EUR 304 665 in 2022, an increase of 19 % from 2021.
  12. Parliament encourages the EDPS to increase technology monitoring and share open source IT solutions with other EU institutions.

Who is affected

  • The European Data Protection Supervisor, which receives discharge and must act on Parliament's observations.
  • EDPS staff, regarding recruitment, contracts, gender balance and working conditions.
  • EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, which the EDPS supervises and cooperates with.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 20 266 000: final adopted EDPS budget for 2022.
  • 98 %: budget implementation rate in 2022.
  • 21,54 days: average time for payment in 2022.
  • 367 complaints received in 2022, 65 admissible and 302 inadmissible.
  • 127 staff members at the end of 2022.
  • 64 % women and 36 % men among EDPS staff in 2022.
  • EUR 304 665: budget for public communication and promotional activities in 2022.

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