2013 discharge: EU general budget, Court of Justice

PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the Court of Justice for the financial year 2013.

NON LEGISLATIVE ACT : Decision (EU) 2015/1625 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section IV — Court of Justice.

CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Justice for the financial year 2013.

This decision is in line with the European Parliament's resolution adopted on 29 April 2015 and comprises a series of observations that form an integral part of the discharge decision (please refer to the summary of the opinion of 29 April 2015).

Amongst Parliament’s main observations, the latter regretted the fact that the Member States that acceded to the Union after 2004 are not represented in the top management of the institution. Parliament reiterated the need for a greater geographical balance at all levels within the administration.