Skip to content
DRAFT OPINION (2025/2145(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024; Section III — Commission

TRAN-PA-779467

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Gheorghe Falcă

Official HTML ↗ PDF DOCX
✦ In shortFull text
✦ In short · AI summary of this text, generated 4 Sept 2026

Written by a language model from the full text only; every figure comes from the text. The paragraph links open the paragraph a statement rests on — check the text itself before relying on it.

The Committee on Transport and Tourism's draft opinion on the 2024 budget discharge for the Commission acknowledges strong budget performance by DG MOVE and CINEA, and welcomes progress in transport policy areas. It highlights achievements in sustainable, smart, and integrated transport, support for Ukraine and Moldova, Black Sea connectivity, sanctions enforcement, and transport safety.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism suggests that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate these acknowledgements and welcomes into its motion for a resolution on discharge for the Commission for 2024.

Key points

  1. Acknowledges DG MOVE's strong 2024 budget performance, with all commitments completed and 99% of payments made, and CINEA's execution of 98% of commitments and 96% of payments.
  2. Notes that in 2024, DG MOVE and CINEA awarded further financial support with a budget of EUR 7 billion and launched the last CEF-T call with EUR 2.55 billion, exhausting the 2021–2027 budget.
  3. Welcomes progress on sustainable transport, including groundwork for ReFuelEU Aviation, FuelEU Maritime, and Alternative Fuel Infrastructure regulations, and conclusion of Single European Sky reform negotiations.
  4. Welcomes work on smart transport, including a proposal on River Information Services, electronic tools for inland waterway vessels, rail digital transformation, and drone ecosystem initiatives.
  5. Welcomes effective implementation of the revised TEN-T Regulation, including new governance with European Coordinators for nine corridors and cooperation structures.
  6. Welcomes focus on transposition and implementation of key Directives for the rail market to achieve an efficient and accessible internal market.
  7. Welcomes continuous support to Ukraine and Moldova through Solidarity Lanes and investment in infrastructure, and engagement with Western Balkan Partners under the Transport Community Treaty.
  8. Welcomes completion of negotiations on the maritime safety package and cross-border exchange of road safety information, and work on Military Mobility 2.0 with partners.
  9. Welcomes continued support for Black Sea connectivity, acknowledging its strategic importance for trade, energy supply, and transport diversification.
  10. Recognises DG MOVE's contribution to implementing transport-related sanctions against Russia and Belarus, ensuring enforcement and preventing circumvention, and promoting alignment with third countries.

Who is affected

  • DG MOVE and CINEA, as budget implementers, are acknowledged for their performance and awarded budgets.
  • Ukraine, Moldova, and Western Balkan Partners benefit from transport support and integration efforts.
  • The Russian Federation and Belarus are subject to transport-related restrictive measures.

Figures and deadlines

  • 99 % of payments completed by DG MOVE in 2024.
  • 98 % of commitments and 96 % of payments executed by CINEA in 2024.
  • EUR 7 billion budget for further financial support awarded in 2024.
  • EUR 2.55 billion budget for the last CEF-T call for proposals.