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Highlights - Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies

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  • Vote on 2021 Discharge: European Commission, EDF, Agencies
    17-03-2023 - 12:32
    On 22 March 2023, the Members of the Committee for Budgetary Control will vote on the draft reports and amendments concerning the 2021 Discharge to the European Commission, European Development Fund (EDF), and Agencies.
  • The vote is the second batch for the 2021 discharge, after votes on the discharge for the Parliament, other Institutions and the Joint Undertakings on 28 February 2023.
  • The discharge procedure has proven to be a powerful tool to oversee the spending of EU money.
  • Novelties this year are the first discharge for the European Public Prosecutors Office and the European Labour Authority and the inclusion of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in the Commission discharge.

Highlights - Discharge 2021 - Consideration of Draft Reports - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Discharge 2021: Consideration of Draft Reports

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  • Discharge 2021: Consideration of Draft Reports
    02-02-2023 - 11:48
    On 9 February 2023, the Committee on Budgetary Control will consider the draft discharge reports for the European Commission, the European Development Fund, and EU Agencies.
  • The draft reports will be presented by their respective Rapporteurs, presenting what they consider to be the main points for the 2021 discharge cycle.
  • In the draft reports presented in this meeting, the CONT Committee scrutinises how the Commission and EU Agencies are implementing the EU budget and prepares the Parliament's discharge decisions.
  • Parliament considers the reports prepared by the Budgetary Control Committee, taking into account the Council's recommendations, and decides to grant, postpone or refuse a discharge.

Highlights - 2021 Discharge: Hearing with Agencies - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

2021 Discharge: Hearing with Agencies

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  • 2021 Discharge: Hearing with Agencies
    29-11-2022 - 12:18
    On 30 November 2022, in the framework of the 2021 discharge cycle, the Committee on Budgetary Control will hold a hearing with the Chair of the EU Agencies Network and three decentralised European Agencies (eu-LISA, EUAA, and EMA).
  • The CONT Committee will hold a hearing with Hans Bruyninckx, outgoing Chair of the EU Agencies Network, as well as with the Executive Directors of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
  • The hearing will be held in the presence of the ECA reporting member Mihails Kozlovs.
  • - Rapporteur Agencies: Gilles Boyer (Renew) for EIOPA, ESMA
    - Rapporteur: Olivier Chastel (Renew) for CdT, Cedefop, EASA, EIGE, ERA, Eurofound, Horizontal Report
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Katalin Cseh (Renew) for ACER, BEREC, ECDC, ECHA, EEA, EFSA, EIT, EMA, ENISA, ESA, EUSPA
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Pierre Karleskind (Renew) for EFCA, EMSA
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Alin Mitua (Renew) for EBA, ELA, ETF, EU-OSHA
    - Rapporteur Agencies: Ramona Strugariu (Renew) for CEPOL, EMCDDA, EUAA, eu-LISA, EUROJUST, EUROPOL, FRA, Frontex
    - 2021 Agencies Discharge

EU Addiction Policy: From Prohibition to Harm Reduction

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

"A world without drugs, tobacco, alcohol is not realistic and perhaps not healthy for people's mental health.

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  • "A world without drugs, tobacco, alcohol is not realistic and perhaps not healthy for people's mental health.
  • Addiction policy should give adults access to less risky addictive products and let people make their own choices."
  • The roundtable also discussed the perspective on tackling addiction and the role that EU agencies such as the EMCDDA should play in this regard.
  • Viktor Mravk, Head of IRAP's Science Department, presented examples from the Czech Republic where a comprehensive harm reduction approach to alcohol and tobacco dependence has led to success.

Narconon Europe Honored On 6th Anniversary by Spanish Official

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The General proclaimed, "I have learned of the great work and support provided to the Spanish society by Narconon Europe .

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  • The General proclaimed, "I have learned of the great work and support provided to the Spanish society by Narconon Europe .
  • On the occasion of your sixth anniversary, I want to express my gratitude on behalf of the Civil Guard Corps.
  • Therefore, on behalf of this institution and my own, I want to reaffirm my gratitude from the Civil Guard Corps to you and to Narconon Europe for your humble actions."
  • Narconon Europe, established sixyears ago, is the region's premier Narconon center delivering the full Narconon program including the New Life Detoxification ,which helps eliminate drug residues that stimulate cravings and can lead to relapse.