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Discharge 2022: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union

TA-9-2024-0244 · P9_TA(2024)0244 · PE753.508

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Parliament grants the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union discharge for the 2022 budget and approves the closure of the Centre's 2022 accounts. Its accompanying resolution sets out observations on the Centre's budget and financial management, performance, efficiency, staff policy, procurement, conflicts of interest, internal control and outreach. It notes the Court of Auditors' qualified opinion on the legality and regularity of payments, based on irregular payments totalling EUR 1,3 million, and asks the Centre to address weaknesses in procurement and contract monitoring. It asks the Centre to work towards gender balance at all levels and to publish the CVs and declarations of interests of all management board members.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Director of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union discharge for the implementation of the Centre's 2022 budget.
  2. Parliament approves the closure of the Centre's accounts for the financial year 2022.
  3. The Centre's final 2022 budget was EUR 49 839 955, a decrease of 6,02 % from 2021, with 95,80 % coming from direct contributions from institutions, other agencies and bodies.
  4. The Court of Auditors found the accounts reliable and revenue legal and regular, but issued a qualified opinion on payments because irregular payments totalling EUR 1,3 million exceeded the materiality threshold.
  5. Budget implementation rates were 89,08 % for commitments and 83,50 % for payments, both higher than in 2021.
  6. The work programme implementation rate fell to 89,6 % from 93,4 % in 2021, and the number of pages translated, modified, edited and revised fell by 5,2 % to 348 070.
  7. Parliament acknowledges the Centre's new 2024-2027 strategy, services to the European Public Prosecutor's Office, work on IATE and EurTerm, and technology upgrades.
  8. It notes the Centre's cost-efficiency measures, including a 33 % reduction in office space, use of Commission tools, and stable 2023 prices despite rising costs.
  9. It notes the Centre's environmental efforts, including corporate plans for energy efficiency and climate neutrality, but regrets it lacks an EMAS certificate.
  10. It notes the establishment plan was 93,78 % implemented with 46 officials and 135 temporary agents, and asks the Centre to work towards gender balance at staff, management and board level.
  11. It expresses concern over procurement weaknesses, including contracts signed without prior publication, a global ceiling of EUR 1 million not stipulated in framework contracts, and EUR 0,5 million paid irregularly in excess of that ceiling.
  12. It urges the Centre to finalise the publication of management board members' CVs and declarations of interests, and notes internal control improvements and the new anti-fraud action plan.

Who is affected

  • The Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union and its Director, who receives discharge and must act on the observations.
  • The Centre's management board, whose members are asked to publish their CVs and declarations of interests and to improve gender balance.
  • The Commission and member states, asked to consider gender balance when nominating management board members.
  • The Centre's clients and external language service providers, affected by its services and pricing.

Figures and deadlines

  • Final budget for 2022: EUR 49 839 955, a decrease of 6,02 % compared to 2021.
  • 95,80 % of the Centre's budget derives from direct contributions from institutions, other agencies and bodies.
  • Irregular payments totalling EUR 1,3 million, of which EUR 0,6 million and EUR 0,7 million, accounting for 2,4 % of payment appropriations.
  • Budget implementation rate of current year commitment appropriations: 89,08 %, an increase of 5,55 % compared to 2021.
  • Current year payment appropriations execution rate: 83,50 %, an increase of 6,99 % compared to 2021.
  • Work programme implementation rate: 89,6 % in 2022, down from 93,4 % in 2021.
  • Pages translated, modified, edited and revised: 348 070, a decrease of 5,2 % compared to 2021 (367 264 pages).
  • Global ceiling for a translation procedure: EUR 1 million, with EUR 0,5 million paid irregularly in excess.

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