P9_TA(2023)0451Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – João LeãoEuropean Parliament decision of 12 December 2023 on the nomination of João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0397/2023 – 2023/0814(NLE))(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 (C9‑0397/2023),

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

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0391/2023),

A.whereas, by letter of 25 October 2023, the Council consulted Parliament on the nomination of João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

B.whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control then proceeded to evaluate João Leão’s credentials, 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 João Leão, as well as the replies to the written questionnaire that he had been sent;

C.whereas the committee subsequently held a hearing with João Leão on 29 November 2023, at which he 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 João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

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