Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | SARVAMAA Petri ( EPP) | RÓNAI Sándor ( S&D), MITUȚA Alin ( Renew), EICKHOUT Bas ( Verts/ALE), CZARNECKI Ryszard ( ECR), KUHS Joachim ( ID), OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | EMPL | TOMC Romana ( EPP) | Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ ( RE), Elżbieta RAFALSKA ( ECR) |
Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
The European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Director of the European Training Foundation (ETF) for the financial year 2022 and to approve the closure of the accounts for that year.
Noting that the Court of Auditors had stated that it had obtained reasonable assurance that the Agency's annual accounts for the financial year 2022 were reliable and that the underlying transactions were legal and regular, Parliament adopted, by 533 votes to 45 with 26 abstentions, a resolution containing a series of recommendations which form an integral part of the discharge decision and which complement the general recommendations set out in the resolution on the performance, financial management and control of EU agencies.
Foundation's financial statements
The Foundation's final budget for the year 2022 was EUR 25 051 848 , representing an increase of 17.05 % compared to 2021.
Budgetary and financial management
Budget monitoring efforts during the financial year 2022 resulted in a high budget implementation rate of 99.98 %, representing a slight increase of 0.07 % compared to 2021. The payment appropriations execution rate was 97.70 %, representing an increase of 11.48 % compared to 2021.
Parliament welcomed the fact that despite the budget crisis caused by inflation and utilities prices in 2022, the Foundation has been able to effectively manage its expenses, introduce cost-saving measures and reprioritise without major disruptions to its work programme.
Other observations
Parliament also made a series of observations concerning performance, staff policy and conflict of interest.
In particular, it noted that:
- the Foundation achieved a 93 % activity completion rate, a slight decrease compared to 2021, with a timely completion of 89 %. It achieved all the key performance indicators above or well above targets set;
- new initiatives were launched by the Foundation in 2022, such as the new Team Europe Initiative in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean and the network gathering Governance Learning Action and Dialogue (GLAD);
- the Foundation´s commitment to adopting all the Commission’s e-procurement tools was welcomed and the Foundation’s procurement process is fully digitalised;
- on 31 December 2022, the establishment plan was 98.8 % implemented, with 85 officials and temporary agents appointed out of 86 officials and temporary agents authorised under the Union budget (the same number of authorised posts as in 2021);
- fair and balanced geographical representation is needed as well as a balanced gender policy;
- the Foundation has an internal anti-fraud strategy, which is regularly updated, and it is now developing a policy on conflicts of interest issues.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0247/2024
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0114/2024
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0114/2024
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06180/2024
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE757.239
- Committee opinion: PE752.903
- Committee draft report: PE753.531
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 000 27.10.2023, p. 0000
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: N9-0096/2023
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2023)0391
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2023)0391
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2023)0391 EUR-Lex
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 000 27.10.2023, p. 0000 N9-0096/2023
- Committee draft report: PE753.531
- Committee opinion: PE752.903
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE757.239
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06180/2024
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A9-0114/2024
Votes
A9-0114/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – Motion for a resolution #
Amendments | Dossier |
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2023/2163(DEC)
2023/11/22
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8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Appreciates the Foundation’s activities in helping t
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Welcomes in particular the Foundation’s new concept of entrepreneurial centres of vocational excellence (CoVEs) that have been developed to contribute to the international debate in the entrepreneurial learning community, and to inspire training centres to better respond to the changing needs of citizens, economies and societies;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recognises that the Foundation’s objectives and actions are closely aligned with EU policies and activities in the field of vocational education and training, human development, skills and migration; welcomes the Foundation’s continued cooperation and sharing of resources with other agencies, in particular with Cedefop and Eurofound, which enables significant knowledge sharing; stresses its importance, autonomy and added value in its field of expertise;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes with concern that the Court reported weaknesses in some public procurement procedures in particular on the legality and regularity of transactions; calls on the Foundation to further improve its public procurement procedures, ensuring full compliance with the applicable rules, to ensure they achieve the best possible value for money, notably by simplifying its methodology and together with relevant Commission services discuss possible alternative methods to implement activities in the Foundation’s partner countries;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new) (1) 6a. Commends the Foundation for having established a corporate plan to improve energy efficiency and climate neutrality of its operations;
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