Discharge of the EEA Budget 2020

by name voted on 04.05.2022

Summary

The report recommends granting budgetary discharge to the European Environment Agency for 2020, noting reliable accounts but highlighting critical staffing shortages for new environmental mandates.

9 04.05.2022

Other

environment

budgetary control

administrative reform

public finance and budget policy

information technology and data processing

Key points

The European Parliament proposes to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the EEA for the 2020 budget and approve the closure of its accounts.
The agency's total budget for 2020 reached approximately 89.6 million euros, an increase of over 18% compared to the previous year.
The Court of Auditors confirmed that the agency's financial accounts are reliable and its transactions are legal.
There is a concerning imbalance between administrative support staff and the operational staff responsible for environmental content.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ECR

ID

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

58 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Gheorghe FALCĂ

Gheorghe FALCĂ

PPE

1:14 min

6. Discharge 2020 (debate)

Sira REGO

The Left

1:03 min

6. Discharge 2020 (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2020 Discharge 2020: European Environment Agency

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