2016 discharge: European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA)

PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) for the financial year 2016.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2018/1409 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Οperational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the financial year 2016.

CONTENT: the European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Executive Director of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice for the implementation of the latters budget for the financial year 2016.

This decision is accompanied by a resolution of the European Parliament containing the observations which form an integral part of the discharge decision in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 (please refer to the summary dated 18.4.2018).

In this resolution, Parliament noted that 2016 was the most intense and demanding year for the Agency since its establishment and that the Agency nevertheless performed well and delivered its annual work programme in full, carrying out nearly all of its activities as planned and achieving its operational objectives. A number of additional tasks were also assumed through the year.

Parliament noted with satisfaction that the Agency is preparing a revision of its anti-fraud strategy and called on the Agency to report to the discharge authority on the adoption and implementation of the new rules.

On Brexit, it noted that a level of information exchange between the Agency and the Commission that would allow thorough preparation for activities after Brexit has not been completely arranged as some legal aspects, such as access to the systems managed by the Agency and use of data entered by the United Kingdom into them after Brexit, need further elaboration. Parliament called on the Commission to help the Agency with solutions as soon as the negotiation process with the United Kingdom provides them with enough information.