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DRAFT OPINION (2023/2173(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022

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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Vlad Gheorghe

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The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to include its suggestions in the discharge resolution for the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking for 2022. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the 2022 transactions are legal and regular, and commends the launch of the Clean Aviation programme with projected funding of EUR 4.1 billion until 2031. It notes the two programmes run in 2022, their EU contributions, execution rates, in-kind contributions and the first open call resulting in 19 grant agreements. It salutes progress in research and innovation, calls to intensify research for greener aviation, urges Commission funding for new technologies, and proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Executive Director.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Executive Director of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking for the implementation of the 2022 budget, and asks the Committee on Budgetary Control to include its suggestions in the discharge resolution.

Key points

  1. The Committee on Transport and Tourism asks the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution.
  2. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the 2022 transactions of the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking are legal and regular in all material respects.
  3. It commends the launch of the Clean Aviation programme in 2022, with projected funding of EUR 4.1 billion, set to run until 2031.
  4. It acknowledges that in 2022 the Undertaking ran Clean Sky 2 with an EU contribution of EUR 1 755 million and Clean Aviation with up to EUR 1 700 million.
  5. It welcomes Clean Aviation's 100% execution rate for operational expenditures and notes Clean Sky 2's 79.2% implementation rate for payment appropriations.
  6. It notes reported in-kind contributions of EUR 2 194 million for Clean Sky 2 and at least EUR 2 400 million for Clean Aviation, and certified cumulative in-kind contributions of EUR 1 218.5 million out of EUR 1 376.1 million.
  7. It welcomes the first open call for proposals, which led to 19 grant agreements by year-end totalling EUR 654 million.
  8. It notes Clean Sky 2's transition to the delivery phase and acknowledges the increased workload in 2022 from managing several projects alongside the Clean Aviation launch.
  9. It salutes progress in research and innovation, especially engine manufacturing and SAF technologies, calls to intensify research for greener aviation, and urges the Commission to fund new technologies.
  10. It proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Executive Director of the Undertaking for the implementation of the 2022 budget.

Who is affected

  • The Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking and its Executive Director, who would receive discharge for the 2022 budget.
  • The Commission, urged to provide funding to implement new technologies.
  • The Committee on Budgetary Control, asked to incorporate the suggestions into its discharge resolution.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 4.1 billion: projected funding for the Clean Aviation programme, set to run until 2031.
  • EUR 1 755 million: EU financial contribution to the Clean Sky 2 programme in 2022.
  • EUR 1 700 million: EU financial contribution up to this amount for the Clean Aviation programme.
  • 79.2%: implementation rate for payment appropriations for Clean Sky 2.
  • EUR 2 194 million: reported in-kind contributions for operational activities for Clean Sky 2.
  • EUR 2 400 million: at least this amount in reported in-kind contributions for Clean Aviation.
  • EUR 1 218.5 million: certified cumulative in-kind contributions for additional activities, out of a reported total of EUR 1 376.1 million.
  • EUR 654 million: total value of 19 grant agreements from the first open call for proposals.