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Plenary round-up – October II 2024
A key moment during the October II session was the debate on managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns, based on a Commission statement following up the previous week's European Council conclusions. International topics also took up much of the agenda, with Members debating Commission statements on war crimes committed by Russia, EU action against Russian shadow fleets and ensuring full enforcement of sanctions, and protection of European journalists reporting ...
Discharge for the 2022 budget: European Council and Council
In April 2024, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ decided to postpone its decision on granting discharge to the European Council and the Council for the 2022 budget owing to a number of critical observations. ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾'s Committee on Budgetary Control has re-examined the situation but, given the Council's lack of willingness to cooperate on the discharge procedure, it cannot take an informed decision. It therefore recommends in this second and final report not to grant discharge to the two institutions. Since ...
Discharge for 2022 budget – EU institutions other than the European Commission
During the April I plenary session, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ is scheduled to vote on the discharge for the implementation of the 2022 EU budget. Its Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommends granting discharge for the implementation of eight administrative sections of the EU budget and for the European Public Prosecutor's Office. CONT recommends postponing the decision to grant discharge for the European Council and the Council.
Discharge for 2022 budget: EU decentralised agencies and joint undertakings
During the April I plenary session, as part of the discharge procedure for the 2022 financial year, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ is due to vote on discharge for 33 EU decentralised agencies and 9 joint undertakings. The Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommends granting discharge to all decentralised agencies, bodies and joint undertakings, and presents some observations to further improve sound financial management.
Workshop: Sponsorships of EU Presidencies: stocktaking and perspectives
The workshop highlighted various aspects and perspectives around corporate sponsorship of EU Presidencies, including the follow-up of the EU Ombudsman's recommendations and Council guidelines on the subject-matter.
Discharge for the 2021 budget: EU decentralised agencies and joint undertakings
During the May I plenary session, as part of the discharge procedure for the 2021 financial year, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ is due to vote on discharge for 33 EU decentralised agencies and 9 joint undertakings. The Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommends granting discharge to all decentralised agencies, bodies and joint undertakings, and presents some observations to improve sound financial management further.
Discharge for the 2021 budget: EU institutions other than the European Commission
During the May I plenary session, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ is scheduled to vote on the discharge for the execution of the 2021 EU budget. Concerning administrative expenditure, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾'s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommends granting discharge for the implementation of eight administrative sections of the EU budget and for the European Public Prosecutor's Office. For the European Council and Council, it recommends postponing the decision on granting discharge.
Discharge for the 2021 budget: European Commission, including the Recovery and Resilience Facility
During May, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ is expected to vote in plenary on granting discharge for the 2021 financial year to the different EU institutions, bodies and agencies. First on the agenda for the debate and vote on the 2021 discharge is the report covering the European Commission. The Commission manages more than 95 % of the EU budget. For the first time, the discharge will apply to the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Separate discharge is granted to the Commission concerning seven executive ...
Special Reports of the European Court of Auditors - A Rolling Check-list of recent findings
This publication seeks to assist the Members of the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾'s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) in their work related to the 2021 discharge procedure, scrutinising how the general budget of the European Union is spent. It is based on a sample comprising 17 special reports by the European Court of Auditors (ECA), which have been presented during CONT committee meetings over the past 12 months (December 2021 to November 2022), and for which the committee secretariat prepared working ...
Discharge for the 2020 budget: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)
In May 2022, the European ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ postponed its discharge decision on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) for the financial year 2020. In its second report, ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾'s Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) is once again recommending ºÏ·¨²©²ÊÍøÕ¾ refuses to grant discharge to Frontex, reiterating its demand that the Agency present a detailed road map showing how it intends to address the outstanding concerns.