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2011 discharge: European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)

2012/2197(DEC)

The European Parliament adopted a decision on discharge to be granted to the Executive Director of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2011. The vote on the decision to grant discharge covers the closure of the accounts (in accordance with Annex VI, Article 5(1) of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure).

Noting that the Court of Auditors stated that it has obtained reasonable assurances that the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2011 are reliable and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular, Parliament adopted a resolution containing a number of recommendations that need to be taken into account when the discharge is granted, in addition to the general recommendations that appear in the draft resolution on performance, financial management and control of EU agencies:

  • Financing, budget and financial management: Parliament recalls that the overall budget of the Agency for the year 2011 was EUR 8.1 million, which is slightly less than its budget for 2010. The initial contribution of the Union to the budget of the Agency amounted to EUR 7.9 million.
  • Implementation rate of appropriations and carryovers: it also states that appropriations were committed at a rate of 100%, while payments reached 85.82% of the total appropriations managed. It is concerned that, once again, the Court of Auditors reported 33% of carryovers from the Agency’s operational budget. This situation may cause delays in the implementation of the Agency’s activities.
  • Seat: by 344 votes to 324, with 6 abstentions, Plenary did not accept the paragraph relating to the division of the Agency’s headquarters between Athens and Heraklion. It expressed concerns are regards the financial impact of the eventual move.

Lastly, Parliament made a series of observations as regards the Agency’s procurement and recruitment procedures.