2016 discharge: Eurojust, European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit

PURPOSE: to grant discharge to EUROJUST in respect of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2016.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2018/1421 of the European Parliament on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2016.

CONTENT: the European Parliament decided to grant discharge to EUROJUST’s Administrative Director for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2016.

This decision is accompanied by a resolution of the European Parliament containing the observations which form an integral part of the discharge decision in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 (please refer to the summary dated 18.4.2018).

In this resolution, Parliament noted that Eurojust successfully completed the move to its new premises in June and July 2017.

Again, it noted with concern, given the fast-reducing time frame, from Eurojust’s reply that for the time being there is no information exchange between Eurojust and the Commission with regard to the preparation for carrying out Eurojust's future activities after Brexit. It called on both Eurojust and the Commission to ensure an efficient flow of the necessary information bearing in mind that a cooperation agreement with the United Kingdom will need to be put in place.