2016 discharge: Euratom Supply Agency

2017/2168(DEC)

PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) for the financial year 2016.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/1415 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2016.

CONTENT: the European Parliament decided to grant discharge to the Director-General of the Euratom Supply Agency for the implementation of its 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 in May 2016 the Agency Advisory Committee gave a positive opinion on a draft proposal for its updated Rules, in order to bring them up-to-date with current market practices. It noted that, before entering into force, the proposed Rules must be approved by the Commission. However, Parliament noted that the approval process was not finalised at the beginning of 2017.