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2011 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND)

2012/2184(DEC)

PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011, as part of the 2011 discharge procedure.

Analysis of the accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND).

CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND).

In 2011, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:

  • description of the Foundation's tasks: the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, which is located in Dublin, was set up by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75. Its aim is to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions in the Union by increasing and disseminating knowledge which is relevant to this subject;
  • the Foundation's budget for the 2011 financial year: the Foundation’s budget for 2011, as presented in the Commission document on the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union, gives the following figures:
  • forecasted income budget: EUR 21 million;
  • entitlements established: EUR 21 million;
  • amounts received: EUR 21 million;
  • outstanding: EUR 0 million.

The complete version of the Foundation's final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/publicaccess/categories/finance/2011.htm