EU Agencies 2020 Budget Discharge

by name voted on 04.05.2022

Summary

A review of the 2020 budget for EU agencies, noting their resilience during COVID-19 but highlighting risks in procurement and gender equality.

9 04.05.2022

Other

budget

finance

government

social policy

public administration

Key points

The total budget for the 32 decentralized EU agencies reached approximately 3,040 million euros in committed funds.
Auditors found that while the reliability of agency accounts is generally low-risk, there are medium risks regarding the legality of payments.
There is a medium risk to sound financial management, primarily linked to public procurement procedures not always achieving the best value for money.
The shift to digital work during the pandemic led to significant budget savings in travel and mission-related costs.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

PfE

Verts/ALE

ECR

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Speeches

59 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Rainer WIELAND

PPE

1:54 min

8.56. Discharge 2020: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies (vote)

Gheorghe FALCĂ

Gheorghe FALCĂ

PPE

1:14 min

6. Discharge 2020 (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2020: performance, financial management and control Discharge 2020: Performance, financial management and control of EU agencies

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