Decision (EU, Euratom) 2026/1898 of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 21 July 2026 appointing the Director of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations
Date: 2026-07-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Parliament
Subjects: EU office or agency, European party, administrator, appointment of members, foundation, servant (EU)




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2026/1898


31.7.2026







            DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2026/1898 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION
         
of 21 July 2026
         
appointing the Director of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations


THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,


Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2025 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,


Having regard to the candidate proposed on 13 July 2026 by a selection committee composed of the Secretaries-General of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission following an open call for candidates with a view to the appointment of the Director of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 establishes an Authority for European political parties and European political foundations.












(2)


Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 provides for the Director of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations to be appointed for a non-renewable term of five years by common accord of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, on the basis of proposals made by a selection committee composed of the Secretaries-General of those institutions following an open call for candidates,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   Mr Philippe MUSQUAR is hereby appointed as Director of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations for the period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031.


2.   The Director shall be appointed as a temporary agent at grade AD 12, step 1.


3.   The appointment is subject to the signing by the Director designate of the declaration of independence and absence of conflict of interests that is annexed to this Decision.



Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 21 July 2026.


For the European Parliament


The President

R. METSOLA
            



For the Council


The President

T. BYRNE
            



For the Commission


The President

M. ŠEFČOVIČ
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2025/2445, 8.12.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/2445/oj.




ANNEX
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND ABSENCE OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
I, the undersigned, ...................................., declare that I have taken note of Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations and will exercise my functions as Director of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (‘the Authority’) fully independently and in full compliance with the rules of that Regulation. When acting on behalf of the Authority, I will neither seek nor take instructions from any institution or government, or from any other body, office or agency. I will refrain from any act which is incompatible with the nature of my duties.
I declare that, to the best of my knowledge, I am not in a situation of conflict of interests. A conflict of interests exists where the impartial and objective exercise of the functions of Director of the Authority is compromised for reasons involving family, personal life, political, national, philosophical or religious affinity, economic interest or any other shared interest with a recipient of funding under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445. In particular, I declare that I am not a member of the European Parliament, I do not hold any electoral mandate and I am not, and never have been, an employee of a European political party or of a European political foundation.

Done at […],


[DATE + SIGNATURE


of the Director designate]






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1898/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)