On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the EU Joint Undertakings for the financial year 2024

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Gheorghe Falcă

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The Committee on Transport and Tourism gives its opinion on granting discharge to three EU joint undertakings for 2024, welcoming their performance and urging continued progress in research, innovation, and defence-related work.¶¶¶

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate this opinion into its motion for a resolution, supporting discharge for the three joint undertakings.¶

Key points

Acknowledges contributions of Clean Aviation, SESAR 3, and Europe’s Rail to EU strategic objectives on sustainability, digital transformation, and competitiveness.¶
Welcomes CAJU’s strong budget execution and the conclusion of Clean Sky 2, whose assessment confirmed objectives were largely met.¶¶
Commends CAJU for executing phase 1 of Clean Aviation and for cooperating with EASA to de-risk technologies and align with the European Green Deal and EU Climate Law.¶¶
Recognises SESAR 3 JU met its strategic goals and implemented its 2024–2025 work programme, delivering the Digital European Sky.¶
Urges SESAR to advance dual-use and defence-related projects, integrating military requirements into ATM innovation, and to continue drone integration via U-space and the European Drone Strategy 2.0.¶¶
Notes EU-Rail’s transitional year and the closure of Shift2Rail, which concluded 101 projects with 99.4% of funding paid.¶¶
Highlights EU-Rail’s progress on interoperability, resilience, and security, and its shift to EU-Rail activities, contributing to a Single European Rail Area.¶

Who is affected

Clean Aviation, SESAR 3, and Europe’s Rail joint undertakings receive discharge recommendations and guidance for future work.¶¶¶
The European Defence Agency and defence stakeholders are encouraged to cooperate with SESAR on dual-use technologies.¶
The European Union Aviation Agency (EASA) cooperates with Clean Aviation on standards and regulatory material.¶

Figures and deadlines

101 projects concluded under Shift2Rail, with 99.4% of maximum available funding paid out.¶

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