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2013 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

2014/2088(DEC)

PURPOSE: to grant discharge to the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the financial year 2013.

NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2015/1683 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2013.

CONTENT: with the present decision, the European Parliament grants discharge to the Director of Eurofound for the implementation of the latter’s budget 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 noted that Eurofound had not yet signed a headquarters agreement with the host Member State. Parliament looked forward to the final round of negotiations and the subsequent signing of an agreement, which would promote transparency in respect of the conditions under which the Foundation operates.