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Discharge 2022: European Public Prosecutors Office (the ‘EPPO’)

TA-9-2024-0237 · P9_TA(2024)0237 · PE753.489

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Parliament grants the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) discharge for the 2022 budget and approves the closure of the 2022 accounts. In its accompanying resolution, Parliament welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion on the EPPO's accounts and the legality and regularity of its revenue and payments. It notes the EPPO's 2022 budget of EUR 51,2 million, 98,1 % commitment and 76,6 % payment implementation, and the return of EUR 5,9 million. It calls for adequate budget and staff, a mid-term resource framework, and Commission review of the EPPO's budgetary framework, and asks the EPPO to report on translation plans and adopt recovery-related indicators. It raises concerns about conflicts of competence with national authorities, urges Member States to report all relevant cases, and asks the Commission to collect information for the 2026 evaluation report. It addresses RRF fraud cases, digitalisation and cybersecurity, human resources, ethics and transparency, buildings and security, interinstitutional cooperation, communication, and the effect of Russia's war against Ukraine.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Administrative Director of the EPPO discharge for the implementation of the Office's 2022 budget and approves the closure of the 2022 accounts.
  2. Parliament welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion on the reliability of the EPPO's accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 and on the legality and regularity of the underlying revenue and payments.
  3. It notes the overall final 2022 budget of EUR 51,2 million, reduced from EUR 57,1 million, with EUR 5,9 million returned, and budget implementation of 98,1 % of commitment appropriations and 76,6 % of payment appropriations.
  4. It notes operational expenditure including EUR 8,7 million for European Delegated Prosecutors' remuneration, EUR 1,1 million for missions and operational meetings, and EUR 2,8 million for translation services, and asks the EPPO to report on plans to expand automated translation.
  5. It calls on the Commission to review the EPPO's budgetary framework in close cooperation with the EPPO and reiterates that a mid-term resource framework for budget and staff is absent.
  6. It notes 15 active RRF cases in 2022 (9 in Italy, 2 in Portugal, 3 in Romania, 1 in Croatia) and an estimated 170 active RRF investigations in over 7 countries with damages estimated at EUR 530 million.
  7. It notes 3 318 crime reports, 865 open investigations with estimated damages of EUR 9,9 billion, 251 closed cases, 87 indictments, and freezing orders of EUR 359,1 million, and asks the EPPO to report systematically on follow-up.
  8. It calls on the EPPO to adopt indicators linked to amounts recovered from the Union's budget and to put in place a system to monitor efficiency gains, time and cost savings.
  9. It notes staff rising to 217 by end 2022, an occupancy rate of 87,5 % for temporary agents, contract agents and SNEs and 82,1 % for EDPs, and asks for more legal experts and further capacities.
  10. It notes that the Commission's IT service will not provide digital workplace services after mid-2024 and urges the Commission to facilitate the EPPO's transition to digital autonomy without interrupting service.
  11. It welcomes the lease agreement for the EPPO's headquarters rent free until 31 December 2029, notes the annual service charge of EUR 716 724, and supports additional security posts.
  12. It notes that Poland and Sweden applied to join the EPPO, welcomes cooperation with Ukraine and other third countries, and calls for a new EU-Ukraine mutual assistance agreement.

Who is affected

  • The European Public Prosecutor's Office and its Administrative Director, who receives discharge and must act on Parliament's observations.
  • Participating Member States, which must report all relevant cases to the EPPO and respect its competence.
  • The Commission, asked to review the EPPO's budgetary framework, provide guidance on RRF fraud, and facilitate digital transition.
  • Non-participating Member States, including Poland and Sweden, which have applied to join the EPPO.
  • Ukraine and other third countries, with which the EPPO has signed working arrangements and cooperates on investigations.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 51,2 million: overall final budget allocated to the EPPO for 2022.
  • EUR 57,1 million: initial endowment for 2022.
  • EUR 5,9 million: amount returned, representing 10 % of the initial 2022 budget.
  • 98,1 % of commitment appropriations and 76,6 % of payment appropriations: budget implementation in 2022.
  • EUR 8,7 million: remuneration of the European Delegated Prosecutors.
  • EUR 2,8 million: committed for translation services, 14 % of operational expenditure.
  • EUR 530 million: estimated damages in active RRF investigations.
  • EUR 9,9 billion: estimated damages in 865 open investigations in 2022.

Legal basis: Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.