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DRAFT OPINION (2025/2156(DEC))

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

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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Gheorghe Falcă

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The Committee on Transport and Tourism gives its opinion on the discharge for EU agencies for 2024, covering EASA, EMSA, and ERA. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' clean opinions and highlights each agency's achievements and challenges.

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

Key points

  1. Welcomes the clean opinions from the European Court of Auditors for EASA, EMSA, and ERA for the 2024 financial year.
  2. Notes EASA's transition under a new Executive Director and commends its response to GNSS jamming and spoofing, including updating its Safety Information Bulletin.
  3. Welcomes EASA's cooperation with EDA and NATO to align civil and military aviation regulations, including urging adoption of a military UAS framework.
  4. Acknowledges EMSA's support in emerging areas like alternative fuels and autonomous vessels, and its work in maritime security, including monitoring in the Black Sea and Red Sea.
  5. Commends EMSA's assistance in overseeing sanctions against Russia, coordination of search and rescue exercises, and inter-agency collaboration with Frontex and EFCA.
  6. Recalls ERA's 20th anniversary and the end of its second Executive Director's tenure, welcoming the new appointment.
  7. Notes ERA's strong 2024 results in vehicle authorisations, safety certificates, and ERTMS approvals, despite a surge in applications.
  8. Welcomes ERA's appointment of a rapporteur for the Interoperable Europe Act and its focus on digital transformation and cross-border data exchange.

Who is affected

  • EASA, EMSA, and ERA are the agencies subject to the discharge opinion.
  • Stakeholders in aviation, maritime, and railway sectors are affected by the agencies' actions and regulatory alignment.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1 888 decisions on vehicle authorisations (2.7% increase), 81 Single Safety Certificates (6.5% increase), 14 ERTMS trackside approvals (40% increase).