PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget of the 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds for the financial year 2012.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision 2014/559/EU of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds for the financial year 2012.
CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget of the 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds for the financial year 2012.
The decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 3 April 2014 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 3 April 2014).
Amongst the main observations made, Parliament called on the Commission to continue its efforts to strengthen its current control systems and improve EuropeAid’s performance.