2010 discharge: European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

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 Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).

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 Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).

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

• description of the EIGE’s tasks: the Institute, which is located in Vilnius, was established by Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The Institute’s task is to collect, analyse and disseminate information as regards gender equality, develop, analyse, evaluate and disseminate methodological tools in order to support the integration of gender equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies. The Institute became fully autonomous in 2010;
• the EIGE’s budget for the 2010 financial year: the Institute’s 2010 budget amounted to EUR 6.5 million and that the number of staff employed by the Institute at the end of the year was 29.

The complete version of the EIGE’s final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.eige.europa.eu/content/important-documents