PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014.
NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2016/1472 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014, Section V — Court of Auditors.
CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2014.
This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 28 April 2016 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 28 April 2016).
Amongst Parliament’s main observations in the resolution accompanying the discharge decision, the latter called on the Court of Auditors to ensure the geographical balance of its staff, in particular in management and directorial posts, along with merit and expertise.