2017 discharge: 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs)

Council Recommendation : 10th EDF

Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the tenth EDF as at 31 December 2017 and the annual report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs) for the financial year 2017, together with the Commission's replies contained in that annual report, the Council recommended that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the tenth EDF for the financial year 2017.

As a reminder, pursuant to the internal agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the discharge for the financial management of the tenth EDF must be given to the Commission by the European Parliament on a recommendation from the Council.

The Council's recommendation is not accompanied by any particular comments, as the Council considers that the implementation of the operations of the 10th EDF by the Commission has been satisfactory.