Partial renewal of the Austrian Member of the Court of Auditors

25-06-2020 - 16:29
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On 25 June 2020, the Budgetary Control Committee voted on the partial renewal of a Member of the Court of Auditors, the Austrian nomination for Ms Helga Berger.

Following her nomination by Austria, the Budgetary Control Committee has invited Ms Berger to a hearing during which CONT Members evaluated her credentials of nominee to the European Court of Auditors, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. CONT will give an opinion for the appointment of the candidate in the form of a recommendation to the Plenary.

Appointment of the Members of the Court of Auditors is defined in the Rules of Procedures of European Parliament under Rule 129.

Rapporteur : Mikuláš PEKSA (Greens)

Shadow rapporteur(s) : Lefteris Christoforou (EPP), Caterina Chinnici (S&D), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Luke Ming Flanaghan (GUE/NGL)