2013 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds

PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Development Funds for the financial year 2013.

NON LEGISLATIVE ACT : Decision (EU) 2015/1631 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth and 10th European Development Funds for the financial year 2013.

CONTENT : with the present decision, the European Parliament grants the Commission discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth and 10th European Development Funds for the financial year 2013.

This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 29 April 2015 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 29 April 2015).

Amongst Parliament’s main observations, the latter emphasised that all EDFs activities have to accurately follow the general strategy and priority areas based on political preferences and aiming to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).