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Discharge 2022: European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)

TA-9-2024-0246 · P9_TA(2024)0246 · PE753.539

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Parliament grants the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge for the 2022 budget and approves the closure of the Agency's 2022 accounts. Its accompanying resolution sets out observations on Eurojust's budget and financial management, performance, efficiency, staff policy, procurement, conflicts of interest, internal control and other matters. It notes the Court of Auditors found the 2022 accounts reliable and the underlying transactions legal and regular. It calls on the Agency to address late payments, open audit recommendations, irregular vehicle-leasing payments, non-compliance events and publication of senior staff CVs.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Administrative Director of Eurojust discharge for the implementation of the Agency's 2022 budget and approves the closure of the 2022 accounts.
  2. The Court of Auditors obtained reasonable assurance that the Agency's 2022 annual accounts are reliable and the underlying transactions legal and regular.
  3. The final 2022 budget was EUR 50 183 522, a decrease of 5,84 % from 2021; the commitment implementation rate was 99,93 % and the current-year payment execution rate 89,22 %.
  4. New financing needs in 2022 were covered through two amending budgets totalling EUR 5,7 million and several budget transfers.
  5. The Court found the Agency did not comply with payment time limits for 1 222 of 2 308 payments (52,9 %), with 720 payments (31,5 %) late by more than 30 days; Parliament calls on the Agency to address this and report progress.
  6. The Agency achieved targets for 47 of 59 key performance indicators (88 %) and handled 11 544 cases in 2022, a 14 % increase from 2021.
  7. Parliament commends the Agency's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including support for the joint investigation team on alleged core international crimes and the 'EU Freeze and Seize' Task Force.
  8. The Agency's cooperation contributed to the arrest of more than 4 000 suspects, the seizure or freezing of criminal assets worth almost EUR 3 billion and the seizure of drugs worth almost EUR 12 billion.
  9. The establishment plan was 100 % executed with 221 temporary agents authorised, 209 in post and 12 offer letters sent; 18 contract agents and 22 seconded national experts also worked for the Agency.
  10. Parliament calls for better gender balance at all levels and asks the Commission and member states to consider gender balance when nominating members to the College.
  11. The Agency irregularly paid EUR 59 281 in 2022 under a vehicle-leasing framework contract; Parliament calls on it to consider ending the contract and launching a new procedure.
  12. Parliament urges the Agency to publish the CVs of all senior management, in-house experts and external experts, or explain why it has not.

Who is affected

  • Eurojust and its Administrative Director: granted discharge for the 2022 budget and required to act on Parliament's observations.
  • Eurojust staff: subject to observations on gender balance, harassment inquiries, teleworking and geographical representation.
  • The Commission and member states: asked to consider gender balance when nominating College members.
  • The Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors: to receive the discharge decision and resolution.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 50 183 522 — final budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2022.
  • 5,84 % — decrease in the 2022 budget compared to 2021.
  • 99,93 % — budget implementation rate of 2022 commitment appropriations.
  • 89,22 % — execution rate of current year payment appropriations, an increase of 4,64 % compared to 2021.
  • EUR 5,7 million — total of two amending budgets in 2022.
  • 52,9 % — payments not executed on time (1 222 of 2 308 payments); 31,5 % (720 payments) were late by more than 30 days.
  • EUR 59 281 — amount irregularly paid in 2022 under a vehicle-leasing framework contract.
  • 43 non-compliance events of value EUR 294 000 in 2022, compared with 33 events of value EUR 18 000 in 2021.

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