On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2022
TRAN-PA-753752
Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Vlad Gheorghe
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The Committee on Transport and Tourism suggests that the Committee on Budgetary Control include its views in the discharge resolution for Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking for 2022.¶ It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the Undertaking's 2022 transactions are legal and regular, and welcomes the start of EU-Rail's activities as successor to Shift2Rail.¶¶ It notes the 2022 budget figures, the implementation rates, the missing audit certificate on 2022 IKOP/IKAA, and the value of activities awarded to S2R.¶¶¶ It commends the S2R Programme's milestones and the Undertaking's commitment to research and innovation for an integrated European railway network, and proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Executive Director.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism suggests that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate its views into the discharge resolution, and proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Executive Director for the 2022 budget implementation.¶¶
Key points
- The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution.¶
- It welcomes the Court of Auditors' findings that the Undertaking's 2022 transactions are, in all material respects, legal and regular.¶
- It welcomes the successful start of Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking's activities at the end of 2021, as successor to the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking in 2022.¶
- It notes that the estimated total value of activities in 2022 is EUR 102.4 million, of which EUR 90 million comes from Members other than the EU.¶
- It commends the S2R Programme's milestones by the end of 2022, with full commitment of resources and about 86% of the Programme realised (91% in financial execution for 2023).¶
- It notes the final 2022 budget of EUR 171.4 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 180.8 million in payment appropriations, with implementation rates of 100% and 79.1% respectively.¶
- It notes that no audit certificate on 2022 IKOP/IKAA was received and awaits validation of 2022 IKOP following project cost submissions in February 2023.¶
- It notes that in 2022 the cumulative value of activities awarded by EU-Rail to S2R for Research and Innovation amounts to EUR 619.4 million, with EUR 92 million realised.¶
- It welcomes the Undertaking's commitment to facilitate research and innovation for an integrated European railway network, ensuring interoperability, sustainability and resilience.¶
- It proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Executive Director of the Undertaking for the 2022 budget implementation.¶
Who is affected
Figures and deadlines
- EUR 102.4 million: estimated total value of activities in 2022.¶
- EUR 90 million: part of the 2022 activities' value from Members other than the EU.
- about 86%: share of the S2R Programme realised by the end of 2022.¶
- 91%: financial execution for 2023.
- EUR 171.4 million: final 2022 budget in commitment appropriations.¶
- EUR 180.8 million: final 2022 budget in payment appropriations.
- 100% and 79.1%: implementation rates for commitment and payment appropriations respectively.
- EUR 619.4 million: cumulative value of activities awarded by EU-Rail to S2R for Research and Innovation in 2022, with EUR 92 million realised.¶