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opinion parliamentary committee draft, 27 October 2023

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2022

Document TRAN-PA-753750 · (2023/2158(DEC))

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Vlad Gheorghe

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The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution for the European Maritime Safety Agency's 2022 budget. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the Agency's 2022 transactions are legal and regular, and notes the Agency executed EUR 86.3 million in commitments and EUR 85,15 million in payments. It welcomes the Agency's 2020-2024 strategy, its first European Maritime Transport Environmental Report, its role in the transition to renewable fuels, its surveillance activities, and its work on maritime safety standards and digitalisation. It welcomes the Agency's implementation of corrective actions following the Court's 2021 procurement observation, after which the Court closed its observation, and proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director discharge for 2022.

Position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency discharge for the 2022 financial year, and calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution.

Key points

  1. The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution.
  2. It welcomes the Court of Auditors' finding that the Agency's 2022 transactions are legal and regular in all material respects.
  3. It notes the Agency executed EUR 86.3 million in commitment appropriations (99.80% of the 2022 budget) and EUR 85,15 million in payment appropriations (98.42%).
  4. It notes that 0.87% of payment appropriations were cancelled, below the 5% ceiling set by the Commission.
  5. It welcomes the Agency's continued implementation of its 2020-2024 strategy and its publication of the first European Maritime Transport Environmental Report.
  6. It underlines the Agency's role in the successful transition to renewable fuels in maritime transport.
  7. It salutes the Agency's continued strengthening of its surveillance activities, including satellite and RPAS capacities.
  8. It commends the Agency as a key partner to the Commission and Member states in developing maritime safety standards and digitalising EU shipping.
  9. It welcomes the Agency's implementation in 2022 of corrective actions following the Court's 2021 procurement observation, after which the Court closed its observation.
  10. It proposes that Parliament grant the Executive Director of the Agency discharge for the implementation of the Agency's 2022 budget.

Who is affected

  • The European Maritime Safety Agency: its 2022 budget implementation is assessed and discharge is proposed.
  • The Agency's Executive Director: Parliament is proposed to grant discharge for the 2022 budget.
  • The Commission and Member states: the Agency is commended as a key partner in developing maritime safety standards.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 86.3 million in commitment appropriations, representing 99.80% of the total 2022 budget.
  • EUR 85,15 million in payment appropriations, representing 98.42% of the total budget.
  • 0.87% of payment appropriations were cancelled, below the 5% ceiling set by the Commission.

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Full text

Suggestions 9 paragraphs

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 finding of the Court of Auditors (the ‘Court’) that the transactions underlying the accounts of the European Maritime Safety Agency (the ‘Agency’) for the 2022 financial year are legal and regular in all material respects;

2.Notes that the Agency executed EUR 86.3 million in commitment appropriations representing 99.80% of the total budget of the year 2022 and EUR 85,15 million in payment appropriations (98.42 % of the total budget); notes that 0.87 % of payment appropriations were cancelled, below the 5 % ceiling set by the Commission;

3.Welcomes the Agency’s continued implementation of its 2020-2024 strategy that will enable to fulfil its maritime surveillance, safety and security tasks while contributing efficiently to the Union’s priorities; acknowledges the Agency’s publication of the first European Maritime Transport Environmental Report, collecting verified information on the shipping’s environmental impacts;

4.Underlines the role of EMSA in the successful transition to renewable fuels in maritime transport;

5.Salutes the Agency’s continued strengthening of its surveillance activities, including satellite and RPAS capacities;

6.Commends the fact that the Agency continues to be a key partner to the Commission and Member states in developing maritime safety standards, in digitalizing and streamlining EU shipping;

7.Welcomes the fact that in 2022 the Agency implemented the corrective actions following Court's 2021 procurement contract observation; following this corrective action the Court has decided to close its observation;

8.Proposes that Parliament grants the Executive Director of the Agency discharge in respect of the implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2022.