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Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Effect
Discharge decision adopted
Result
481 for · 157 against · 24 abstained roll call
Date
7 May 2025, 13:53–13:56
Kind
Budget decision
More facts (10)
Margin
by a large majority
Counts are for
the proposal for a discharge decision
Text
Report A-10-2025-0051
Dossier
2024/2029(DEC)
Source
Committee report by Tomáš Zdechovský
Topics
EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
23 votes · 15 roll calls · 8 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 4 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Final vote
175712
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 481 for, 157 against, 24 abstained (roll call).

Discharge decision adopted by a large majority.

Parliament voted on its discharge decision for this budget; whether discharge was granted, refused or postponed is set out in the report.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (4 adopted, 4 rejected) and 13 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 3 rejected).

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 40Against 0Abst. 1No vote 5 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
GreensFor 47Against 1Abst. 0No vote 5 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 125Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 70Against 0Abst. 0No vote 5 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 172Against 0Abst. 0No vote 16 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 6Against 63Abst. 7No vote 4 of 80Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.74
PatriotsFor 9Against 67Abst. 6No vote 3 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.73
ESNFor 0Against 19Abst. 3No vote 4 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.80
No groupFor 12Against 7Abst. 7No vote 4 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group, Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group.

Voted against their group, 33

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria146000.55
Belgium153040.75
Bulgaria122210.63
Cyprus5100—
Czechia172020.84
Germany6714690.66
Denmark121110.79
Estonia6100—
Spain468060.78
Finland120031.00
France4334040.34
Greece154200.57
Croatia91020.85
Hungary1010010.25
Ireland120021.00
Italy4131040.35
Lithuania71210.55
Luxembourg4101—
Latvia4401—
Malta5001—
Netherlands231610.65
Poland2622050.31
Portugal151140.82
Romania255120.71
Sweden180300.79
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia104010.57

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches17 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 23

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Final vote A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – Proposal for a decision Roll call481 for, 157 against, 24 abstained Adopted
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 3 – Am 2 Roll call209 for, 413 against, 38 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 3 – Am 3 Roll call192 for, 443 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR, Greens, S&D
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 3 – Am 2 Roll call209 for, 413 against, 38 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
3Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 3 – Am 3 Roll call192 for, 443 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR, Greens, S&D
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
5Paragraph 8 — part 2 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 8/2 Part voted on: “calls on the Hungarian government, as the sole remaining Member State that has not yet joined the EPPO, despite the absence of any legal or constitutional impediment, to join the EPPO without further delay;”Roll call456 for, 185 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
6Separate vote on paragraph 18 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
7Paragraph 18 — part 2 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 18/2 Part voted on: “notes with concern that in several instances Member States have been declaring criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as national cases, which are within the competence of the EPPO;”Roll call459 for, 171 against, 27 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
8Paragraph 18 — part 3 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 18/3 Part voted on: “and points out that this is against the spirit of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, which provides that, in accordance with Article 267 TFEU, the Court of Justice has jurisdiction to give a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of the provision on conflicts of competence between the EPPO and national authorities;”Roll call458 for, 154 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
9Vote on text inserted after paragraph 87 Show of hands Rejected
10Vote on text inserted after paragraph 87 Show of hands Rejected
11Separate vote on paragraph 93 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
12Paragraph 93 — part 2 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 93/2 Part voted on: ‘calls on the Hungarian government to join the EPPO without further delay; recalls the collection of 680 000 signatures in favour of joining the EPPO, underscoring a strong societal demand for enhanced legal safeguards against fraud and corruption affecting the Union’s financial interests;’Roll call461 for, 185 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
13Separate vote on paragraph 95 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
14Paragraph 95 — part 2 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 95/2 Part voted on: ‘calls on the Commission to closely monitor Member States’ level of cooperation with the EPPO and urges the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against any Member State that systematically obstructs EPPO-led investigations; takes the view that membership of the EPPO should be a precondition for receiving Union funds;’Roll call441 for, 199 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
15Separate vote on paragraph 96 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
16Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 96 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 96 – Am 5 Roll call191 for, 453 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
17Vote on text inserted after paragraph 96 Show of hands Rejected
18Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 96 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 96 – Am 1 Roll call244 for, 237 against, 169 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
19Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 96 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 96 – Am 6 Roll call168 for, 450 against, 40 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
20Amendment 4 to paragraph 102 — part 1 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 102 – Am 4/1 Part voted on: ‘Recalls that EPPO competences extend to EU funds even when used in third countries; believes that the working arrangements with the Ukrainian competent authorities could effectively enhance the level of protection of the Union’s financial interests following the relevant commitments undertaken to support Ukraine and its population;’Roll call509 for, 66 against, 84 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: Renew
21Amendment 4 to paragraph 102 — part 2 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 102 – Am 4/2 Part voted on: “welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Ukrainian authorities on anti-corruption measures,”Roll call484 for, 20 against, 143 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: Renew
22Amendment 4 to paragraph 102 — part 3 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 102 – Am 4/3 Part voted on: “but recalls that the country is still subject to high rate of corruption and fraud, demanding extra precaution to be taken and further anti-corruption measure in order to successfully reach transparency goals;”Roll call356 for, 269 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: Renew
23Final vote — text as a whole A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call452 for, 176 against, 30 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, S&D, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by Renew, Patriots (4) · separate votes by Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0051

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Parliament granted discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for implementing its 2023 budget, approving the spending.

It also approved the closure of the office’s accounts for the 2023 financial year.

The resolution accompanying the discharge welcomes the Court of Auditors’ positive opinion on the accounts and the legality of transactions.

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The committee report proposes granting discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for the 2023 budget and approving the closure of its accounts, with observations in a resolution.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2029(DEC) · Discharge procedure

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Public Prosecutors Office (the ‘EPPO’)

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 8 October 2025 and now EU law.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 17 September 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 18 March 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 1 April 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 7 May 2025 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (EPP)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 21 connections: Running issue: Annual budget discharge procedure · Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: Annual budget discharge procedure

Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/13
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European Parliament (2025). “Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office”. Decision, 7 May 2025. votingId 175712, document A-10-2025-0051, reference 2024/2029(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/13 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-07-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 175712, document A-10-2025-0051, reference 2024/2029(DEC). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}