PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX) for the financial year 2012.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2014/617/EU of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders for the financial year 2012.
CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants discharge to the Executive Director of the FRONTEX in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2012.
This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 3 April 2014 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 3 April 2014).
Amongst the main observations made, Parliament regretted that because of the materiality and pervasiveness of the matter described on the basis of a disclaimer of opinion, the Court of Auditors was not able to express an opinion on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts. It therefore invited FRONTEX to find a solution that addresses the audit standards of the Court of Auditors.