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DRAFT OPINION (2023/2181(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Single European Sky ATM Research 3 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 suggests that the Committee on Budgetary Control include its views in the discharge resolution for the SESAR Joint Undertaking's 2022 budget. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the 2022 accounts are legal and regular, and the smooth transition to SESAR 3. It notes the 2022 execution rates, revenue and surplus, and the late adoption of the Single Basic Act as the cause of the surplus and of delays to the first work programme and calls. It proposes that Parliament grant discharge to the Executive Director for the 2022 financial year.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism suggests that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution, and proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director discharge for the 2022 budget.

Key points

  1. The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution.
  2. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the SESAR Joint Undertaking's 2022 accounts are legal and regular in all material respects.
  3. It welcomes the smooth transition to SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, operational since 30 November 2021, and acknowledges its effective coordination mechanisms.
  4. It notes the 2022 execution rate of 87% in commitment appropriations and 25% in payment appropriations, attributes low payment execution to the COVID 19 crisis, and expects all SESAR 2020 projects to close by the end of 2023.
  5. It welcomes the continued management of 71 projects with 300 beneficiaries, of which nearly 20% are SMEs, 17% higher education institutions and 9% research organisations.
  6. It notes SESAR 3's 2022 revenue of EUR 143.47 million, with EUR 139.57 million from the Union, EUR 0.918 million from Eurocontrol and EUR 2.05 million from other Members.
  7. It notes the 2022 surplus of EUR 107.2 million, attributed to the late adoption of the Single Basic Act.
  8. It stresses the Undertaking's importance for the Digital European Sky and highlights that the late adoption of the Single Basic Act delayed the first SESAR 3 Annual Work Programme and the start of the first calls.
  9. It proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director of the Undertaking discharge for the implementation of its 2022 budget.

Who is affected

  • The SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking and its Executive Director, who would receive discharge for the 2022 budget.
  • The 300 project beneficiaries, including SMEs, higher education institutions and research organisations.
  • The Union, Eurocontrol and other Members, as sources of the Undertaking's 2022 revenue.

Figures and deadlines

  • 30 November 2021: date from which SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking is operational.
  • 87%: execution rate in commitment appropriations for 2022.
  • 25%: execution rate in payment appropriations for 2022.
  • 71 projects managed by the JU in exploratory, industrial and validation research.
  • 300 different beneficiaries, of which nearly 20% are SMEs, 17% higher education institutions and 9% research organisations.
  • EUR 143.47 million: SESAR 3's revenue for 2022.
  • EUR 139.57 million from the Union, EUR 0.918 million from Eurocontrol and EUR 2.05 million from other Members.
  • EUR 107.2 million: 2022 surplus.