2010 discharge: European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)

PURPOSE: presentation by the Commission of the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2010, as part of the 2010 discharge procedure.

Analysis of the accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).

CONTENT: this Commission document sets out the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as prepared on the basis of the information presented by the institutions, organisations and bodies of the EU, in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU's General Budget, including the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).

In 2010, the tasks and budget of this agency were as follows:

• description of the Agency's tasks: ENISA, which is located in Heraklion, Greece, was established under Regulation 460/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Its main task is to enhance the Community's capability to prevent and respond to network and information security problems by building on national and Community efforts.
• ENISA's budget for the 2010 financial year: the Agency's budget for 2010 amounted to EUR 8.1 million (the same as the previous year). The number of staff employed by the Agency at the end of the year was 53 as compared with 56 the previous year.

The complete version of the Agency's final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.enisa.europa.eu/about-enisa/accounting-finance