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Discharge 2022: ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity)

TA-9-2024-0252 · P9_TA(2024)0252 · PE753.527

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Parliament grants the Executive Director of ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) discharge for the 2022 financial year and approves the closure of the Agency's 2022 accounts. In a resolution, Parliament notes the Agency's 2022 budget of EUR 39 207 625, a 99,93 % commitment rate and a 52,02 % payment rate, and commends full implementation of its work programme. Parliament raises concerns over gender and geographical imbalance in senior and middle management, procurement irregularities found by the Court, and a resource shortfall, and asks the Agency to report back on measures taken.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Executive Director of ENISA discharge for the implementation of the Agency's 2022 budget and approves the closure of its 2022 accounts.
  2. Parliament notes the Agency's final 2022 budget of EUR 39 207 625, a 67,03 % increase on 2021, mainly due to the Cybersecurity Support Action programme.
  3. Parliament notes a 99,93 % commitment rate and a 52,02 % payment rate, the low payment rate explained by late signing of commitments under the cybersecurity support action.
  4. Parliament commends the Agency for implementing 100 % of its 2022 work programme, while noting some outputs were affected by reprioritisation in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
  5. Parliament notes the Agency's situational reports, its pilot Union heat map and its coordination with EU-CyCLONe and computer security incident response teams during 2022.
  6. Parliament calls on the Agency to address the Court's recommendation to focus support on Union bodies with less cybersecurity experience and to report back on measures taken.
  7. Parliament notes resource constraints prevented the Agency from actively supporting some policy files, and that the NIS 2 Directive adds new tasks such as the Union register for digital entities.
  8. Parliament notes the Agency's shared services with Cedefop and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, and welcomes its contribution to shared services among agencies.
  9. Parliament notes the establishment plan was 89,02 % implemented with 73 temporary agents, and raises concern at gender imbalance in senior and middle management (12 of 17 men).
  10. Parliament raises concerns about geographical imbalance, with 40,9 % Greek nationals in senior and middle management and other staff, and asks the Agency to report back.
  11. Parliament notes the Agency identified a resource shortfall of EUR 734 000 and two FTEs in operations and EUR 2,5 million in corporate services for 2023.
  12. Parliament notes the Court found two low-value contracts awarded without an evaluation report and award decision, and 26 appraisals paid without an open procurement procedure, and calls on the Agency to report back.

Who is affected

  • ENISA and its Executive Director: granted discharge for the 2022 budget and asked to report back on several issues.
  • The Commission and member states: asked to consider gender balance when nominating members to the Agency's management board.
  • The Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors: to receive the decision and resolution.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 39 207 625: the Agency's final budget for 2022.
  • 67,03 %: increase in the Agency's budget compared to 2021.
  • 99,93 %: budget implementation rate of current year commitment appropriations.
  • 52,02 %: current year payment appropriations execution rate.
  • EUR 15 000 000: amendment adopted by the management board on 5 August 2022 for the cybersecurity support action.
  • EUR 734 000 and two FTEs in operations, and EUR 2,5 million in corporate services: resource shortfall identified for 2023.
  • EUR 120 276: total amount paid by the Agency for 26 appraisals.
  • EUR 15 000: threshold below which two contracts were awarded without an evaluation report and award decision.

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