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Discharge 2022: European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA)

TA-9-2024-0269 · P9_TA(2024)0269 · PE753.534

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Parliament grants the Executive Director of eu-LISA discharge for the agency's 2022 budget and approves the closure of its 2022 accounts. In an accompanying resolution, Parliament notes the agency's 2022 budget of EUR 351 630 151 and the Court of Auditors' qualified opinion on payments. It raises concerns over recurrent carry-overs, a third consecutive qualified opinion on procurement, and delays in new IT systems, and calls for action plans and reporting. It also addresses staff gender balance, harassment cases, conflicts of interest, transparency, internal control, data protection audits and cybersecurity.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants the Executive Director of eu-LISA discharge for the implementation of the agency's 2022 budget and approves the closure of its 2022 accounts.
  2. The agency's final 2022 budget was EUR 351 630 151, up 62,41% on 2021, mainly for new large-scale IT systems and interoperability.
  3. The Court of Auditors gave a qualified opinion on payments: EUR 17,8 million was irregular or non-compliant, 4,80% of payment appropriations, exceeding the materiality threshold.
  4. Budget implementation was 91,13% in commitments and 86,71% in payments; EUR 14,4 million (23%) of 2022 commitment appropriations were carried over to 2023.
  5. Parliament notes the agency delivered 90 of 135 planned 2022 activities and commends its statutory programming documents and new planning tools.
  6. Core systems met service-level agreements in 2022: SIS 99,94%, VIS 99,69% and Eurodac 99,88% availability, despite some incidents.
  7. The renewed SIS entered operation in March 2023; work on EES, ETIAS and ECRIS-TCN progressed with delays, and a revised interoperability roadmap runs to 2026.
  8. Parliament commends training for member states, cooperation with other EU agencies, and environmental measures including an environmental management system and EMAS registration foreseen by 2024.
  9. The establishment plan was 89,3% implemented with 192 temporary agents; staff turnover rose to 7,1% and gender balance remains uneven at management and staff levels.
  10. Parliament notes three harassment inquiries concluded in 2022, a zero-tolerance policy, and measures on well-being and hybrid working.
  11. Parliament highlights a third consecutive qualified opinion on procurement, irregular payments of EUR 17,8 million across seven contracts, and calls for full corrective action and reporting.
  12. Parliament notes open audit recommendations, data protection audits, an internal control self-assessment of 81%, and cybersecurity and business continuity measures.

Who is affected

  • eu-LISA and its Executive Director: must implement corrective action plans and report to the discharge authority.
  • The Commission and member states: asked to consider gender balance when nominating management board members.
  • Agency staff: subject to conflict-of-interest declarations, anti-harassment rules and hybrid working arrangements.
  • Carriers and software providers: registered with the agency for EES and ETIAS system connections.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 351 630 151: final budget for the financial year 2022.
  • 62,41 %: increase in the 2022 budget compared to 2021.
  • EUR 17,8 million: total payments in 2022 found irregular or non-compliant.
  • 4,80 %: share of payment appropriations represented by the irregular payments.
  • 91,13 %: budget implementation rate in commitment appropriations for 2022.
  • 86,71 %: payment appropriations execution rate for 2022.
  • EUR 14,4 million (23 %): 2022 commitment appropriations carried over to 2023.
  • EUR 40 million: value of a specific contract that did not properly implement its framework contract.

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