Decision

2022 discharge: EU general budget - Commission

Effect: Passed
Result: 438 for · 167 against · 5 abstained roll call
Date: 11 April 2024, 12:26–12:37
Kind: Budget decision

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0139
Dossier: 2023-2129
Source: Committee report by Isabel García Muñoz
Votes: 60 votes · 22 roll calls · 19 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Renew (1 separate vote) · EPP (1 roll call, 8 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 11 April 2024
Final vote: 168074

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0139
Dossier: 2023-2129
Source: Committee report by Isabel García Muñoz
Votes: 60 votes · 22 roll calls · 19 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Renew (1 separate vote) · EPP (1 roll call, 8 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 11 April 2024
Final vote: 168074

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Passed by a large majority.

The budget decision was approved.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 19 amendments (9 adopted, 10 rejected) and 39 parts of the text voted on separately (21 adopted, 16 rejected, 2 lapsed).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

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Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 1	Against 11	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Greens	For 26	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 58	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 37	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 78	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 2	Against 23	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Patriots	For 1	Against 23	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ESN	For 0	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 2	Against 2	Abst. 1	Majority line Tie	Clear line Divided

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

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All votes on this decision, 60

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Final vote A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – Proposal for a decision	Roll call	438 for, 167 against, 5 abstained Adopted
2	Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 5 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 5 – Am 19	Roll call	175 for, 416 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 5 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 5 – Am 19	Roll call	175 for, 416 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Separate vote on paragraph 8	Counted	420 for, 153 against, 30 abstained Adopted
5	Amendment 24 to paragraph 9 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – § 9 – Am 24	Roll call	330 for, 232 against, 45 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: S&D
6	Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 11 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 11 – Am 25	Roll call	317 for, 175 against, 116 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
7	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 14 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 14 – Am 9	Roll call	467 for, 105 against, 35 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: S&D
8	Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 15 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 15 – Am 21	Roll call	144 for, 454 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
9	Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 15 – Am 22/1 Part voted on: “Points out that the Qatargate scandal exposed both civil society organisations as catalysts for corruption as well as malicious interference by foreign governments”	Roll call	151 for, 456 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID; split: EPP
10	Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 15 – Am 22/2 Part voted on: “regrets the fact that NGOs and civil society organisations are still exempt from most anti-money laundering transparency and reporting obligations; emphasises that European Court of Auditors Special report No 35/2018 warns that NGOs are prone to be used for money laundering purposes; calls, therefore, for a definition of NGOs to be established at Union level and for NGOs to be brought within the scope of Union action to combat money laundering”	Roll call	272 for, 333 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID; split: EPP
11	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 17	Show of hands	Rejected
12	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 18 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 18 – Am 3	Roll call	100 for, 427 against, 87 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
13	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 18 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 18 – Am 4	Roll call	71 for, 440 against, 98 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
14	Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 18 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 18 – Am 26	Roll call	266 for, 309 against, 41 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
15	Separate vote on paragraph 22	Show of hands	Adopted
16	Separate vote on paragraph 27	Show of hands	Rejected
17	Separate vote on paragraph 33	Show of hands	Adopted
18	Separate vote on paragraph 42	Show of hands	Rejected
19	Separate vote on paragraph 42	Show of hands	Rejected
20	Separate vote on paragraph 55, point ii	Show of hands	Rejected
21	Separate vote on paragraph 55, after point viii	Show of hands	Adopted
22	Separate vote on paragraph 55, after point x	Counted	264 for, 334 against, 8 abstained Rejected
23	Separate vote on paragraph 69	Show of hands	Adopted
24	Separate vote on paragraph 98	Show of hands	Rejected
25	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 104	Show of hands	Adopted
26	Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 109 — part 1 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 109 – Am 29/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘Expresses strong concern about the recent case of alleged misuse of Union funds in contracts involving the purchase of face masks known as the “Koldo case”; is concerned that this misuse of Union funds and Union taxpayers’ money involved 14.6 million Euro from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and 3.1 million Euro from the EU Solidarity Fund; regrets that the EPPO received the relevant information from a private individual and not from the relevant national authority’, ‘notes that the alleged misuse of funds in the case was not discovered by the Commission despite having conducted audits’ and ‘further notes that similar situations have occurred in other Member States including in a recently uncovered case of alleged fraud in Portugal involving ERDF funds and several cases in the Czech Republic on alleged misuse of REACT-EU funds in the purchase of medical equipment’”	Roll call	588 for, 4 against, 21 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: S&D
27	Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 109 — part 2 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 109 – Am 29/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	367 for, 230 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: S&D
28	Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 20 — part 1 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 20 – Am 37/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘to discover any possible connections of the Spanish Government and the Spanish Socialist Party to this scheme’”	Roll call	271 for, 325 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: EPP
29	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 20	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
30	Paragraph 158 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘by assigning such significant amounts to HERA’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
31	Paragraph 158 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Counted	314 for, 292 against, 6 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
32	Paragraph 188 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘notes that the review, finalised on 21 November 2023, has shown that the Commission applies adequate ex-ante and ex-post controls, that the safeguards in place are effective and that no evidence has been found to date that money has been diverted for unintended purposes’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
33	Paragraph 188 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Counted	346 for, 247 against, 13 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
34	Separate vote on paragraph 190	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
35	Amendment 30 to paragraph 191 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – § 191 – Am 30	Roll call	305 for, 245 against, 44 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
36	Separate vote on paragraph 191	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested byseparate: Renew
37	Paragraph 192 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘Expresses deep concern regarding the recent announcement by some countries of suspension of funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) pending the outcome of the investigation;’ and ‘increased and sustained funding in recognition of the agency’s crucial role in the humanitarian response in Gaza, and’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
38	Paragraph 192 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “Expresses deep concern regarding the recent announcement by some countries of suspension of funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) pending the outcome of the investigation;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
39	Paragraph 192 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: ‘increased and sustained funding in recognition of the agency’s crucial role in the humanitarian response in Gaza, and’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
40	Paragraph 193 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Stresses the importance of education and the critical need to denounce and eradicate all manifestations of hate speech and violent actions on both sides; underscores that the suspension of funding should not occur arbitrarily or without transparent and independent evidence of misuse;	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
41	Paragraph 193 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “commends UNRWA for its indispensable humanitarian endeavours in Gaza and its pivotal role in delivering quality education, with a specific emphasis on fostering a human rights culture, even in challenging times;”	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
42	Paragraph 194 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Recalls that the findings of the study commissioned by the Commission to Georg Eckert Institute on the Palestinian Textbooks revealed a complex picture where the textbooks (i) adhere to UNESCO standards and adopt criteria that are prominent in international education discourse, including a strong focus on human rights, (ii) express a narrative of resistance within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and (iii) display an antagonism towards Israel; notes that the Union does not fund the Palestinian Textbooks and that neither are they the responsibility of UNRWA, which works to deliver quality education with an emphasis on fostering a human rights culture, even in challenging times;”	Counted	310 for, 276 against, 26 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
43	Paragraph 194 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘underlines that education and pupils’ access to peaceful and unbiased textbooks is essential; stresses Parliament’s position that textbooks drafted by Union funds, must be made conditional on full compliance with UNESCO standards of peace and tolerance; as already was decided upon by the Parliament in its 2023 recommendation on relations with the Palestinian Authority, and as repeatedly requested in its latest adopted resolutions on Prospects for the Two-State Solution;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
44	Separate vote on paragraph 195	Counted	240 for, 354 against, 21 abstained Rejected
45	Separate vote on paragraph 195	Counted	283 for, 313 against, 16 abstained Rejected
46	Separate vote on paragraph 196	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
47	Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 196 — part 1 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 196 – Am 31/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘regrets the lack of focus of the EEAS and the Commission in the area of conflict-related sexual violence against women’”	Roll call	482 for, 14 against, 103 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: S&D
48	Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 196 — part 2 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 196 – Am 31/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	352 for, 139 against, 103 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: S&D
49	Separate vote on paragraph 197	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
50	Paragraph 198 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Is concerned about the destruction and confiscation of Union-funded projects in the West Bank and notes that in 2022, 101 structures funded by the Union or Member States were demolished or seized by Israel with a value at EUR 337 019, representing the third highest financial injury since 2016; recalls that representatives of Union institutions, concerned Member States and other donors have requested on several occasions the return or compensation for Union-funded assets demolished, dismantled or confiscated;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
51	Paragraph 198 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “recalls the position of the Council expressing its commitment to ensure that all agreements between Israel and the Union must unequivocally and explicitly indicate the inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, as well as to continue the effective implementation of existing Union law and bilateral arrangements applicable to settlement products;”	Counted	345 for, 183 against, 69 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: Renew
52	Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 213 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 213 – Am 35	Roll call	382 for, 144 against, 80 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens
53	Separate vote on paragraph 234	Show of hands	Rejected
54	Separate vote on paragraph 250	Show of hands	Rejected
55	Separate vote on paragraph 257	Show of hands	Rejected
56	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 259	Show of hands	Rejected
57	Separate vote on paragraph 272	Show of hands	Rejected
58	Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 275 A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – After § 275 – Am 32	Roll call	274 for, 318 against, 18 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
59	Amendment 33 to paragraph 280, after point i A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – § 280, after point i – Am 33	Roll call	259 for, 328 against, 22 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
60	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0139/2024 – Isabel García Muñoz – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	417 for, 172 against, 22 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, S&D, EPP, ECR, ID · split votes by S&D (2), EPP (8) · separate votes by Renew.

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Report A-9-2024-0139

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Parliament's committee report proposes granting the Commission discharge for the 2022 EU budget and closing the accounts, and grants discharge to six executive agencies.

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2023/2129(DEC) · Discharge procedure

2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 October 2024 and now EU law.

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Referred to committee · 12 September 2023 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 4 March 2024 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 20 March 2024 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 11 April 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: MEP #197742 (S&D)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/6
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11
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Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “2022 discharge: EU general budget - Commission”. Decision, 11 April 2024. votingId 168074, document A-9-2024-0139, reference 2023-2129. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/6 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

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@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-11-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{2022 discharge: EU general budget - Commission}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/6},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168074, document A-9-2024-0139, reference 2023-2129. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}