(Consultation)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C9‑0042/2022),

–  having regard to Rule 129 of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0132/2022),

A.  whereas, by letter of 10 February 2022, the Council consulted Parliament on the nomination of Lefteris Christoforou as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

B.  whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control then proceeded to evaluate the credentials of the nominee, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; whereas in carrying out that evaluation, the committee received a curriculum vitae from the nominee as well as the nominee’s replies to the written questionnaire that he had been sent;

C.  whereas the committee subsequently held a hearing with the nominee on 21 April 2022, at which the nominee made an opening statement and then answered questions put by the members of the committee;

1.  Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of Lefteris Christoforou as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

2.  Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, to the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.