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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | GARCÍA MUÑOZ Isabel ( S&D) | LENAERS Jeroen ( EPP), STRUGARIU Ramona ( Renew), PEKSA Mikuláš ( Verts/ALE), KUHS Joachim ( ID), FLANAGAN Luke Ming ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | PETI | ||
Committee Opinion | REGI | ||
Committee Opinion | AFCO | ||
Committee Opinion | DEVE | ||
Committee Opinion | CULT | ||
Committee Opinion | AFET | ||
Committee Opinion | PECH | ||
Committee Opinion | AGRI | ||
Committee Opinion | ENVI | ||
Committee Opinion | EMPL | ||
Committee Opinion | BUDG | ||
Committee Opinion | ITRE | ||
Committee Opinion | JURI | LEBRETON Gilles ( ID) | Emil RADEV ( PPE), Tiemo WÖLKEN ( S&D) |
Committee Opinion | ECON | ||
Committee Opinion | LIBE | ||
Committee Opinion | INTA | ||
Committee Opinion | IMCO | ||
Committee Opinion | TRAN | ||
Committee Opinion | FEMM |
Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2020, as part of the 2020 discharge procedure.
Analysis of the accounts of the EU Institutions: European Court of Justice
The consolidated annual accounts of the EU provide financial information on the activities of the institutions, agencies and other bodies of the EU from an accrual accounting and budgetary perspective. They are prepared according to the highest available international public sector standards.
The discharge is a Parliament decision that reflects its conclusions at the end of a process, the discharge procedure, on the way the Commission (and other institutions and bodies) has carried out its task of implementing the EU budget.
The decision is based in particular on the European Court of Auditors reports, in particular its annual report, in which the Court provides a Statement of Assurance (DAS) on the legality and regularity of transactions (payments and commitments).
Implementation of the Court of Justice’s appropriations for the financial year 2020
The expenditure appropriations entered in the Court’s budget for the financial year 2020 amounted to EUR 436 637 500 .
The implementation of the budget for the financial year 2020 amounts to EUR 432 086 272 and reflects an increased rate of use of the final appropriations of 99%, which is slightly higher than in 2019 (98.7%).
Almost 75% of the appropriations used by the Court in 2020 are dedicated to the expenditure of Members and staff, with almost all of the remaining balance relating to expenditure on infrastructure, in particular in the areas of buildings and IT.
The Court’s activities in 2020 were marked by:
- the impact of the Covid-19 health crisis that significantly influenced all of the Institution’s activity, both jurisdictional and administrative;
- lockdown measures and restrictions had a certain impact on social and economic activity and on that of the courts of the Member States, leading to a drop in the number of cases lodged with 1 582 cases brought overall before the two courts of the European Union, that figure is lower than the record number of cases seen in the previous year (1 905) but similar to the figures for 2018 (1 683) and 2017 (1 656);
- the average length of proceedings for cases completed before both courts stands at 15.4 months , the lowest level ever achieved, which demonstrates the constant pursuit of the objective of improving efficiency in the management of proceedings;
- additional costs were noted such as the purchase of IT equipment and services due to the generalised use of homeworking for staff, and for the purchase of disinfection and personal protective equipment for Members and staff of the Court that are called into the buildings, for the representatives of parties, and for visitors;
- however, savings were made on several budget lines, in particular on those relating to translation and freelance interpretation, professional training, missions, cleaning and security and surveillance of the buildings, furniture and to protocol-related activities;
- an estimated saving of EUR 5.5 million was made regarding the adjustment of salaries.
Documents
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06001/2022
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE703.194
- Committee draft report: PE699.024
- Committee opinion: PE699.028
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2021)0381
- Committee opinion: PE699.028
- Committee draft report: PE699.024
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE703.194
- Supplementary non-legislative basic document: 06001/2022
Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/2109(DEC)
2021/11/19
JURI
12 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that 2020 was a year marked by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which had
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the fact that the proportion of women in management positions continued to increase (from 39% in 2019 to 41% in 2020) and notes that the percentage of women in administrative posts remained the same as in 2019 (54%).
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12 Welcomes the fact that the proportion of women in management positions continued to increase (from 39% in 2019 to 41% in 2020); urges the Court to continue in this direction.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the fact that the proportion of women in management positions continued to increase (from 39% in 2019 to 41% in 2020); notes, however, the persistent imbalance concerning the number of women among the judges of both the Court of Justice and the General Court; exhorts, once again, the Members of the Council to address this situation by actively promoting gender parity in the appointment of judges, in line with the principles enshrined in Article 8 TFEU and Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and with the commitments taken under Regulations 2015/2422 and 2019/629;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the fact that, nevertheless, thanks to an innovative solution allowing remote submission by videoconference, with simultaneous interpreting into all official languages, the Court succeeded adjusting its working patterns accordingly and in mitigating the impact of the pandemic on its judicial activities;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the institution has also succeeded in adapting its internal communication procedures from May 2020; points out that a weekly average of over 150 internal or inter-institutional videoconferences or audioconferences were organised as a result;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Encourages the Court to pursue innovative solutions in a transparency effort towards the public, by broadcasting its public hearings and by making their recordings available online; believes that this improvement of transparency would be in line with Article 15 TFEU and would benefit all who work or study in the legal field in the Union;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6 Notes that the lockdowns and restrictions imposed by most of the Member States as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic also had a
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the fact that the average length of proceedings for cases concluded before both courts fell to 15.4 months, which is the lowest ever level, demonstrating that the principle of efficient case management was being put into practice;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Points out that in 2020 three members each left the Court of Justice and the General Court, with two members arriving at the Court of Justice; notes that, in line with the decision to gradually double the number of judges, there are now 49 judges at the General Court; points out
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