Changes from plenary report to adopted text

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Removed2. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

Added2. European Parliament decision of 11 April 2024 on the closure of the accounts of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2178(DEC))

Removedon the closure of the accounts of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy) for the financial year 2022

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Removed3. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

Added3. European Parliament resolution of 11 April 2024 with observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy) for the financial year 2022 (2023/2178(DEC))

Removedwith observations forming an integral part of the decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy) for the financial year 2022

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Changed11. Notes that the final available appropriations, including the carry-over from the previous year amount to EUR 981,18 million in commitment appropriations (compared to EUR 1 069,9 million in 2021) and EUR 844.02844,02 million in payment appropriations (compared to EUR 764,8 million in 2021);

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Changed12. Notes that the execution rate of the Joint Undertaking’s final available budget stood at 72%72 % in commitments and 91%91 % in payments (compared to 99,7%99,7 % and 97,4%97,4 % respectively in 2021); notes that, the low implementation rates resulted from the slowdown of operational activities at the level of both the ITER-IO and the Joint Undertaking, mainly due to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and recent technical design issues concerning the current assembly phase of the ITER project;

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Changed15. Notes with concern that, at the end of 2022, for Title 2 - Infrastructure and Operating Expenditure, the implementation rate was 63%63 % when considering the new 2022 administrative payment budget only, and 69%69 % when also considering the unused administrative payment budget of previous years reactivated in 2022 for implementation, and the cancellation rate of commitment carried over from the previous year was high with an average of 20%;20 %;

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Changed18. Notes that the Joint Undertaking has slightly improved the gender imbalance; notes from the consolidated annual activity report, as regards gender balance, that around 38%38 % were female and 62%62 % male in the Joint Undertaking’s workforce; suggests that the Joint Undertaking continues to improve gender imbalance and strives for a balanced geographical balance in this respect;

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Changed34. Notes that the open observation for 2019 is on the excessive use of contracted or insourced resources (around 62%62 % in 2019), which presents significant risks for the Joint Undertaking, concerning the retention of key competences, unclear accountability, possible judicial disputes, and lower staff efficiency due to decentralised management;