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Activites

• 2010/09/25 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 2010/505
  • OJ L 252 25.09.2010, p. 0104
• 2010/05/05 Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
  • T7-0097/2010 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a decision on discharge to be granted to the European Data Protection Supervisor in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2008. Furthermore, Parliament adopted a resolution with observations which are an integral part of the decision to grant discharge. Parliament notes that in 2008 the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) had commitment appropriations available amounting to a total of EUR 5.3 million (2007: EUR 5 million), with a utilisation rate of 86.14%, below the average of the other institutions (95.67%). Parliament notes the continuous increase in permanent posts allocated to the EDPS. However, it also points out that the expenditure under article "Other staff" demonstrates the implementation rate below the average (51.98%). Noting that the Court of Auditors indicated in its annual report that the audit did not give rise to any significant observations as regards the EDPS, Parliament recalls the evaluation performed by the EDPS Internal Audit Service (that is, the Commission's internal auditor on the basis of the Administrative Cooperation Agreement) had demonstrated the functionality and efficiency of the internal control system and its ability to provide reasonable assurance for the achievement of the institution's objectives. Parliament welcomes the annual publication of declarations of financial interests of the elected Members of the institution (EDPS and Assistant Supervisor). It requests that the EDPS includes in its next activity report (financial year 2009) a chapter providing a detailed account of the follow-up during the year to Parliament's earlier discharge decisions.

  • Results of vote in Parliament
• 2010/04/21 Debate in Parliament
• 2010/03/26 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A7-0098/2010
• 2010/03/26 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A7-0098/2010
• 2010/03/23 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • CONT CONT/7/00706 CZARNECKI Ryszard ECR
  • JURI
  • LIBE
• 2010/02/02 Committee draft report
  • PE430.319
• 2009/10/07 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • CONT CONT/7/00706 CZARNECKI Ryszard ECR
  • JURI
  • LIBE
• 2009/07/23 Non-legislative basic document published
  • SEC(2009)1089 summary

    PURPOSE: to present the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2008 - Other institutions: section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor. CONTENT: this document sets out the amount of expenditure and the financial statement of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) for 2008. It presents an analysis of the institution's financial management as well as its main axes of expenditure. The figures mentioned hereafter are taken from the following document "Report on budgetary and financial management for 2008". Commitment appropriations: ·        commitment appropriations authorised: EUR 5 307 753 ·        commitments made in 2008: EUR 4 571 930 million (86.14% of available commitments). Payment appropriations: ·        payment appropriations authorised: EUR 6 322 458 ·        payments made in 2008: EUR 4 306 781 (68.12% of payments). Main axes of expenditure for 2008: the budget of this institution increased by roughly 7.1% compared to 2007. This was due to two main factors: (1) the adjustment to living costs and the indexation of salaries; (2) taking into consideration the considerable increase in activities (the budget increased from EUR 5 million in 2007 to EUR 5.3 million in 2008 and personnel increased from 29 to 33 people). The budgetary year was also marked by: ·        the consolidation of administrative cooperation: this refers to cooperation with the relevant services of the Parliament, the Commission and the Council in areas where duplication of jobs can be avoided. The Agreement concluded in June 2004 with these institutions was extended for a new period of 3 years starting from 16 January 2007. As a reminder, this Agreement enables the EDPS to rely on the expertise of the other institutions in areas of budgetary and technical assistance, among others, and creates large economies of scale. Interinstitutional cooperation was continued with different Commission DGs, the Publications Office of the European Union, the European Parliament (notably for building security, website, inventory of assets, mail, telephone, supplies, etc) and the Council's translation service; ·        continued recruitment: as a new institution, the EDPS is still in its development phase. The EDPS therefore chose to limit the increase in the number of tasks and staff so that there would be a controlled progression of tasks to be dealt with and of newly integrated personnel. That is why the EDPS created 4 additional posts in 2008. Given the increased workload, it was necessary to create the position for a coordinator (7 coordinators were nominated). In addition, 4 trainees were welcomed as well as 3 seconded national experts from Spain, Hungary and Greece.  The other main points concerning the implementation of the EDPS budget can be summarised as follows: Title I (Expenditure relating to persons working with the Institution): this budgetary Title was not characterised by any notable observation (the expenditure for most of the items was in accordance with the budgetary forecasts): for the Title as a whole, the rate of implementation for appropriations recorded in the budget is 80.54% (EUR 3 028 355). The weak implementation of Article 111 relating to payments to "other agents" - seconded national experts, trainees, contractual agents and agency staff. Title II (Buildings, equipment and miscellaneous operating expenditure): the utilisation rate for this Title amounts to 100%. Therefore, no specific remarks have been made as regards the budget (total amount of Title II: EUR 1 543 575).

• 2009/07/23 Date
• 2009/07/23 Non-legislative basic document
  • SEC(2009)1089 summary

    PURPOSE: to present the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2008 - Other institutions: section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor. CONTENT: this document sets out the amount of expenditure and the financial statement of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) for 2008. It presents an analysis of the institution's financial management as well as its main axes of expenditure. The figures mentioned hereafter are taken from the following document "Report on budgetary and financial management for 2008". Commitment appropriations: ·        commitment appropriations authorised: EUR 5 307 753 ·        commitments made in 2008: EUR 4 571 930 million (86.14% of available commitments). Payment appropriations: ·        payment appropriations authorised: EUR 6 322 458 ·        payments made in 2008: EUR 4 306 781 (68.12% of payments). Main axes of expenditure for 2008: the budget of this institution increased by roughly 7.1% compared to 2007. This was due to two main factors: (1) the adjustment to living costs and the indexation of salaries; (2) taking into consideration the considerable increase in activities (the budget increased from EUR 5 million in 2007 to EUR 5.3 million in 2008 and personnel increased from 29 to 33 people). The budgetary year was also marked by: ·        the consolidation of administrative cooperation: this refers to cooperation with the relevant services of the Parliament, the Commission and the Council in areas where duplication of jobs can be avoided. The Agreement concluded in June 2004 with these institutions was extended for a new period of 3 years starting from 16 January 2007. As a reminder, this Agreement enables the EDPS to rely on the expertise of the other institutions in areas of budgetary and technical assistance, among others, and creates large economies of scale. Interinstitutional cooperation was continued with different Commission DGs, the Publications Office of the European Union, the European Parliament (notably for building security, website, inventory of assets, mail, telephone, supplies, etc) and the Council's translation service; ·        continued recruitment: as a new institution, the EDPS is still in its development phase. The EDPS therefore chose to limit the increase in the number of tasks and staff so that there would be a controlled progression of tasks to be dealt with and of newly integrated personnel. That is why the EDPS created 4 additional posts in 2008. Given the increased workload, it was necessary to create the position for a coordinator (7 coordinators were nominated). In addition, 4 trainees were welcomed as well as 3 seconded national experts from Spain, Hungary and Greece.  The other main points concerning the implementation of the EDPS budget can be summarised as follows: Title I (Expenditure relating to persons working with the Institution): this budgetary Title was not characterised by any notable observation (the expenditure for most of the items was in accordance with the budgetary forecasts): for the Title as a whole, the rate of implementation for appropriations recorded in the budget is 80.54% (EUR 3 028 355). The weak implementation of Article 111 relating to payments to "other agents" - seconded national experts, trainees, contractual agents and agency staff. Title II (Buildings, equipment and miscellaneous operating expenditure): the utilisation rate for this Title amounts to 100%. Therefore, no specific remarks have been made as regards the budget (total amount of Title II: EUR 1 543 575).

  • DG Budget, ŠEMETA Algirdas

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: SEC(2009)1089
• Non-legislative basic document: SEC(2009)1089
• Committee draft report: PE430.319
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0098/2010
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0098/2010
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0097/2010
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• : Decision 2010/505
• : OJ L 252 25.09.2010, p. 0104

History

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