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On discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Document TRAN-PA-753718 · 2023/2129(DEC)
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- Opinion parliamentary committee draft TRAN-PA-753718
- Date
- 27 October 2023
- Committee
- Committee on Transport and Tourism
- Rapporteur
- Petar Vitanov
- Dossier
- 2023-2129
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- 2023/2129(DEC)
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The Committee on Transport and Tourism sets out its suggestions to the Committee on Budgetary Control on the 2022 EU budget discharge for the Commission and executive agencies. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the 2022 accounts are fairly presented, but regrets the error rate rose from 3 % to 4.2 % and that errors are material and pervasive. It notes the budget was affected by the late adoption of the MFF Regulation and by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and reviews transport and tourism spending, including CEF Transport, Horizon Europe, TEN-T and military mobility. It endorses CINEA's management of delegated programmes, recalls the Court's tourism report and its call for a new EU tourism strategy for 2030, and proposes granting discharge.
Position. The rapporteur proposes that the Committee on Transport and Tourism call on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate these suggestions into its discharge resolution, and proposes granting the Commission and its executive agencies discharge for the 2022 budget in the fields of Transport and Tourism.
Key points
- Calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution.
- Welcomes the Court's finding that the 2022 EU accounts present fairly the EU's financial position, but regrets the error rate rose from 3 % to 4.2 % and that errors are material and pervasive.
- Notes that budget implementation was still partly affected by the late adoption of the MFF Regulation and heavily by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the need for humanitarian and financial support.
- Highlights the decrease in CEF Transport 2022 funding for new, upgraded and improved European transport infrastructure, and notes the 2022 calls opened an extra EUR 6 bln. of EU co-funding.
- Endorses CINEA's work in managing its delegated programmes and supporting DG MOVE's strategic objectives under the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.
- Welcomes the completion of 3 Horizon Europe transport calls in January, April and September for EUR 122 mln., EUR 253 mln. and EUR 91 mln., leading to new research and innovation projects.
- Takes note of the Commission's amended proposal for the revised TEN-T Regulation, which extends four European Transport Corridors to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.
- Welcomes the Commission's December 2022 action to speed up financing of 35 military mobility projects along the TEN-T, with almost EUR 1 bln. of CEF funds awarded to dual use infrastructure.
- Recalls the Court's Special Report 27/2021 on EU support to tourism and its recommendation for a consolidated new EU tourism strategy for 2030 with the member states.
- Proposes to grant the Commission and its executive agencies discharge for the 2022 general budget in the fields of Transport and Tourism.
Who is affected
- The Commission and its executive agencies: the committee proposes granting them discharge for the 2022 budget.
- The Committee on Budgetary Control: asked to incorporate these suggestions into its discharge resolution.
- CINEA: its management of delegated programmes and support to DG MOVE is endorsed.
- Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova: four European Transport Corridors would be extended to them under the revised TEN-T Regulation.
- The EU tourism ecosystem: the committee recalls the need for a new strategy for 2030.
Figures and deadlines
- 3 % to 4.2 %: the level of error for budget expenditure, which increased.
- EUR 6 bln.: extra EU co-funding opened by the CEF Transport 2022 calls launched in the 3rd quarter of 2022.
- EUR 122 mln., EUR 253 mln. and EUR 91 mln.: the amounts of 3 Horizon Europe transport calls completed in January, April and September.
- 35 military mobility projects: projects along the TEN-T whose financing the Commission moved to speed up in December 2022.
- Almost EUR 1 bln.: CEF funds awarded to key dual use infrastructural components.
- 2030: the target year for an effective tourism agenda under the Court's recommendation.
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Suggestions
The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions into its motion for a resolution:
1. Welcomes the findings of the European Court of Auditors (‘the Court’) that the consolidated accounts of the EU for 2022 present fairly, in all material respects, the EU’s financial position; regrets that the level of error for budget expenditure increased from 3 % to 4.2 %; notes that, in line with the Court’s assessment, the errors are both material and pervasive;
2. Notes that the implementation of the 2022 budget was still partly impacted by the late adoption of the MFF Regulation and heavily affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the need to provide complex humanitarian and financial support;
3. Highlights the decrease, compared to 2021, in funding for calls for proposals under the CEF Transport 2022 funding instrument on projects targeting new, upgraded and improved European transport infrastructure; takes notice that the CEF Transport 2022 calls that were launched during the 3rd quarter of 2022 opened additional funding possibilities with an extra EUR 6 bln. of EU co-funding;
4. Endorses the work of European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) in effectively managing its delegated programmes and supporting DG MOVE in achieving its strategic objectives as per the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy;
5. Notes that 2022 was the second year of Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme supporting transport research and innovation in the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027; welcomes the successful completion of 3 major transport calls in January, April and September, for EUR 122 mln., EUR 253 mln. and EUR 91 mln. respectively, that led to new transport research and innovation projects in the areas of road, aviation and waterborne transport, as well as on infrastructures, multimodal network / traffic management, logistics and new mobility services;
6. Takes notice of the adoption by the Commission of an amended proposal for the revised TEN-T Regulation in June 2022, which aims to strengthen the links with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, by extending four European Transport Corridors to these neighbouring countries;
7. Welcomes action taken by the Commission in December 2022 to speed up the financing of 35 military mobility projects along the TEN-T; notes that accelerated evaluation of the CEF 2021 Military Mobility call triggered the faster award of almost EUR 1 bln. of CEF funds to key dual use infrastructural components;
8. Recalls the Court’s Special Report 27/2021 “EU Support to tourism – Need for a fresh strategic orientation and a better funding approach”; recalls the Court’s recommendation to the Commission to set out a consolidated new strategy for the EU tourism ecosystem in cooperation with the Member States in order to develop an effective tourism agenda for 2030;
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European Parliament (2023). “DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section III – Commission and executive agencies”. Text, 27 October 2023. docId TRAN-PA-753718. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TRAN-PA-753718 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/TRAN-PA-753718 (CC BY 4.0).
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022, Section III – Commission and executive agencies}},
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date = {2023-10-27},
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url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TRAN-PA-753718},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
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