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Discharge 2022: European Banking Authority

TA-9-2024-0262 · P9_TA(2024)0262 · PE753.513

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Parliament grants the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority discharge for the 2022 budget and approves the closure of the Authority's 2022 accounts. In a resolution, Parliament notes the Authority's 2022 budget of EUR 50 315 014, a commitment implementation rate of 99,56 % and a payment execution rate of 87,00 %. It welcomes the Authority's work on prudential supervision, stress testing, digital finance, crypto-assets, anti-money-laundering, ESG risks and the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine. It notes procurement weaknesses, corrected recruitment and procurement issues, and calls on the Authority to comply fully with procurement rules. It also addresses staff policy, conflict-of-interest rules, transparency, internal control and environmental measures.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority discharge for the implementation of the Authority's 2022 budget.
  2. Parliament approves the closure of the Authority's accounts for the financial year 2022.
  3. The Authority's final 2022 budget was EUR 50 315 014, financed by a Union contribution of EUR 18 685 999 and contributions from national supervisory authorities and observers of EUR 31 629 015.
  4. The Court of Auditors obtained reasonable assurance that the Authority's annual accounts are reliable and the underlying transactions legal and regular.
  5. The budget implementation rate for current-year commitment appropriations was 99,56 %, up 1,05 % from 2021, and the execution rate for current-year payment appropriations was 87,00 %, up 3,00 %.
  6. The Authority executed 95 % of approximately 250 work programme tasks in 2022, with five vertical and two horizontal priorities.
  7. The Authority addressed risks from Russia's war against Ukraine, supported sanctions enforcement and gave guidance to facilitate access to the financial system.
  8. The Authority contributed to shaping the Digital Operational Resilience Regulation and Directive and the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, and focused on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.
  9. The Authority shares procurement, accounting, security and recruitment services with other agencies, and 77 % of its 96 framework contracts in force were procured by other Union bodies.
  10. On 31 December 2022, the establishment plan was 98,14 % implemented with 159 temporary agents out of 162 authorised posts, plus 44 contract agents and 13 seconded national experts.
  11. The Authority streamlined its ethics process, required members with a declared conflict of interest to be absent from discussion and vote, and introduced a cooling-off clause in senior contracts.
  12. The Court found an overlap between selection and award criteria in one tender and overestimated contract values in two tenders; Parliament calls on the Authority to ensure full compliance with procurement rules.

Who is affected

  • The European Banking Authority and its Executive Director, who receive discharge and account closure.
  • The Authority's staff, affected by recruitment, turnover, gender distribution and ethics rules.
  • The Authority's governing bodies and senior managers, subject to conflict-of-interest and transparency requirements.
  • Suppliers and tenderers in the Authority's procurement procedures.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 50 315 014 — final budget of the European Banking Authority for 2022.
  • EUR 18 685 999 — Union contribution to the Authority's 2022 budget.
  • EUR 31 629 015 — contributions from national supervisory authorities and observers.
  • 99,56 % — budget implementation rate of current-year commitment appropriations.
  • 87,00 % — execution rate of current-year payment appropriations.
  • 95 % — share of approximately 250 work programme tasks executed in 2022.
  • 98,14 % — implementation of the establishment plan on 31 December 2022.
  • 16,4 % — energy reduction achieved by the end of 2022 compared to 2019.

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