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Discharge 2022: Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking

TA-9-2024-0274 · P9_TA(2024)0274 · PE753.499

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Parliament grants the Executive Director of the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking discharge for the 2022 budget and approves the closure of its 2022 accounts. In its resolution, Parliament notes the Court of Auditors' finding that the accounts are fairly presented and the transactions legal and regular, and sets out observations on budget execution, procurement, staff and controls. Parliament calls on the Joint Undertaking to address the gap between recognised cash and in-kind contributions and to establish a time-scheduled action plan for finalising projects under previous Multiannual Financial Frameworks.

Key points

  1. Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director for the implementation of the 2022 budget and approves the closure of the 2022 accounts.
  2. Parliament notes the Court of Auditors' finding that the 2022 accounts present fairly the financial position and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular.
  3. Parliament notes the 2022 available budget of EUR 272,4 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 174,8 million in payment appropriations, with execution rates of 96,60 % and 86,25 %.
  4. Parliament calls on the Joint Undertaking to address the gap between recognised cash and in-kind contributions by providing information on members' legal commitments at year end.
  5. Parliament notes that under FP7, EUR 44,9 million remains to be paid for 5 antimicrobial resistance projects, and that private members reported EUR 831,9 million of in-kind contributions against a EUR 966 million target.
  6. Parliament notes that under Horizon 2020, EUR 1 452,1 million of the EUR 1 595,4 million maximum Union contribution was committed, with EUR 484,8 million remaining to be paid.
  7. Parliament agrees with the Court that the Joint Undertaking should establish a time-scheduled action plan for finalising projects approved under previous Multiannual Financial Frameworks.
  8. Parliament notes that the Joint Undertaking performed well against most IMI2 key performance indicators and that 58,3 % of projects made resources accessible beyond consortia partners.
  9. Parliament notes that most 2022 contractual commitments used existing framework contracts, and welcomes that all procedures complied with financial rules.
  10. Parliament notes the staff establishment plan of 55 posts, with 49 occupied on 31 December 2022, and that around 65 % of staff are women from 15 nationalities.
  11. Parliament notes error rates for FP7 (2,1 % representative, 0,8 % residual) and Horizon 2020 (2,7 % representative, 0,9 % residual), and that the Court found no errors in sampled Horizon 2020 payments.
  12. Parliament welcomes the Joint Undertaking's risk-based approach to ex-ante and ex-post controls, and its corrective action on the 2021 observation regarding pension contributions.

Who is affected

  • The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking and its Executive Director, who receives discharge and must act on the observations.
  • The Joint Undertaking's private members, who must provide in-kind contributions and report on legal commitments.
  • Beneficiaries of FP7, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects funded by the Joint Undertaking, subject to audits and controls.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 272,4 million in commitment appropriations for 2022
  • EUR 174,8 million in payment appropriations for 2022
  • 96,60 % execution of commitment appropriations and 86,25 % of payment appropriations
  • EUR 966 million maximum Union operational contributions for FP7
  • EUR 44,9 million (or 5 %) still to be paid for FP7 projects
  • EUR 914,2 million (or 94,6 %) in-kind contributions committed by private members for FP7
  • EUR 1 452,1 million (or 91 %) of the EUR 1 595,4 million maximum Union contribution committed for Horizon 2020
  • EUR 484,8 million (or 33,4 %) remains to be paid for Horizon 2020 projects

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