Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

67. MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

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Changedwith observations forming an integral part of the decisions on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agenciesAgencies for the financial year 2023

(2024/2030(DEC))

The European Parliament,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Agency for Support for BEREC for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Labour Authority for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Railways for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2023,

– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Asylum for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2023,

Added– having regard to its decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2023,

– having regard to Rule 102 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

Changed– having regard to the opinionopinions of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Fisheries, the Committee on Culture and Education, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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Removed– having regard to the functioning of the Common European Asylum System, the respect and proper implementation and enforcement of the rules and the sustainable and appropriate financial support of the EUAA are essential to ensure the system of shared responsibility and solidarity among the Member States of the European Union;

Added– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A10-0065/2025),

Removed– having regard to the OLAF Final Report (OC-2022-0717) on the European Union Agency for Asylum finalised in October 2024, and made available in March 2025 to Members of the Committee on Budgetary Control,

AddedA. whereas EU agencies are distinct legal entities set up to carry out specific technical, scientific or managerial tasks that help Union institutions to design and implement policies; whereas they are located in different member states and have significant influence in areas of vital importance to European citizens’ daily lives, such as health, safety, security, freedom and justice;

Removed– having regard to the letters sent by the Chair of EUAA in March 2025 and the Executive Director of European Union Agency for Asylum in July 2025,

AddedB. whereas this resolution contains, for each body within the meaning of Article 70 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, and for the Euratom Supply Agency, cross-cutting observations accompanying the discharge decisions, in accordance with Article 268 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and Article 3 of Annex V to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure;

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Removed– having regard to the second report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A100000/2025),

AddedD. whereas in the context of the discharge procedure, the discharge authority aims to emphasise the significant importance of enhancing the democratic legitimacy of Union institutions; whereas this involves enhancing transparency and accountability, as well as implementing performance-based budgeting and ensuring good governance of human resources;

RemovedA. whereas all Union decentralised agencies must be transparent and fully accountable to the citizens of the Union for the funds entrusted to them as Union bodies;

AddedE. whereas the Union’s action in the field of budgetary control is based on two principles: on the one hand, ensuring that the Union’s budget is properly and transparently spent, on the other, protecting the Union’s financial interests, and combating fraud;

RemovedB. whereas Parliament's role in respect of the budget discharge is specified in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in the Financial Regulation and in the Framework Financial Regulation;

AddedF. whereas, in 2012, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission adopted a ‘Joint Statement’ and a comprehensive set of guiding principles – a ‘Common Approach’ – to make the agencies more coherent, effective and accountable; whereas the Commission committed to follow-up on this agreement, where relevant in cooperation with the agencies;

Removed1. Recalls the role of Parliament within the discharge procedure, as governed by the TFEU, the Financial Regulation and its rules of procedure;

AddedG. whereas acknowledging the legally non-binding character of the Joint Statement and of the Common Approach in its annex, and without prejudice to their attributions in the legislative and annual budgetary procedures, the institutions will take this Common Approach into account in the context of all their future decisions concerning Union decentralised agencies, following a case by case analysis;

Removed2. Recalls that on 7 May 2025 Parliament decided to postpone the decision on the 2023 discharge of the European Union Agency for Asylum (‘the Agency’);

AddedGeneral

Removed3. Underlines the importance of acting responsibly and transparently in the implementation of the Union budget;

Added1. Notes that there are three types of EU agencies, decentralised agencies, executive agencies and other bodies;

RemovedThe outcome of the investigation of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

Added2. Recalls that this resolution covers 31 out of the 33 decentralised agencies and two of the other four bodies (European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), and Euratom Supply Agency (ESA)); highlights that the budgetary and discharge procedures for two fully self-financed decentralised agencies, namely the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), are administered by the CPVO Administrative Council and the EUIPO Budget Committee, respectively, and are not part of this resolution; notes that, similarly, the Single Resolution Board’s (SRB) annual budgetary and discharge procedure is solely under the responsibility of its Board; underlines the need to ensure an efficient use of European resources; in line with the Court of Auditors (“the Court”), calls for a thorough evaluation of the decentralised agencies, with a view to assessing possible reforms, to eliminate redundancy, enhance efficiency and achieve cost savings; recalls the importance of strengthening governance structures while ensuring agencies remain effective and responsive to evolving needs;