2015 discharge: 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs)

Council Recommendation : 8^th EDF

Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing and administration of the Community aid under the Second Financial Protocol to the fourth ACP-EC Convention setting up, amongst others, the 8^th European Development Fund (eighth EDF) and after having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the 8^th EDF as at 31 December 2015 and the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th EDFs concerning the financial year 2015, together with the Commission’s replies, the Council recommended the European Parliament to give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the 8^th EDF for the financial year 2015.

This recommendation is not accompanied by any further observations. The Council considered that the overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the 8^th EDF has been satisfactory.