Decision

Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds

Effect: Discharge decision adopted
Result: 412 for · 245 against · 5 abstained roll call
Date: 7 May 2025, 13:24–13:40
Kind: Budget decision

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Margin: by a large majority
Counts are for: the proposal for a discharge decision
Text: Report A-10-2025-0074
Dossier: 2024/2019(DEC)
Source: Committee report by Niclas Herbst
Topics: EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 120 votes · 66 roll calls · 64 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 3 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Final vote: 175761

Margin: by a large majority
Counts are for: the proposal for a discharge decision
Text: Report A-10-2025-0074
Dossier: 2024/2019(DEC)
Source: Committee report by Niclas Herbst
Topics: EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 120 votes · 66 roll calls · 64 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 3 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Final vote: 175761

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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.

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 64 amendments (7 adopted, 57 rejected) and 53 parts of the text voted on separately (25 adopted, 25 rejected, 3 lapsed).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, 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).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 1	Against 40	Abst. 0	No vote 5 of 46	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.96
Greens	For 49	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 115	Against 7	Abst. 0	No vote 14 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.91
Renew	For 70	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 5 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 165	Against 6	Abst. 4	No vote 13 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.91
ECR	For 0	Against 74	Abst. 1	No vote 5 of 80	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.98
Patriots	For 1	Against 81	Abst. 0	No vote 3 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.98
ESN	For 0	Against 22	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 26	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 11	Against 15	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 30	Majority 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, 20

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.

The Left line Against · 1 voted for of 41 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Merja KYLLÖNEN Finland
S&D line For · 7 voted against of 122 who voted
Voted against (7)
- Adnan DIBRANI Sweden
- Ana Catarina MENDES Portugal
- Eero HEINÄLUOMA Finland
- Evin INCIR Sweden
- Heléne FRITZON Sweden
- Johan DANIELSSON Sweden
- Sofie ERIKSSON Sweden
EPP line For · 6 voted against, 4 abstained of 175 who voted
Voted against (6)
- Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE Sweden
- Arba KOKALARI Sweden
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
- Jessica POLFJÄRD Sweden
- Jörgen WARBORN Sweden
- Tomas TOBÉ Sweden
Abstained (4)
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
- Milan ZVER Slovenia
- Sander SMIT Netherlands
- Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ Slovenia
ECR line Against · 1 abstained of 75 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
Patriots line Against · 1 voted for of 82 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Klara DOSTALOVA Czechia

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).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	14	6	0	0	0.55
Belgium	12	5	1	4	0.50
Bulgaria	12	4	0	1	0.63
Cyprus	3	2	0	1	—
Czechia	6	14	0	1	0.55
Germany	62	25	0	9	0.57
Denmark	11	3	0	1	0.68
Estonia	6	1	0	0	—
Spain	43	10	0	7	0.72
Finland	9	4	0	2	0.54
France	33	41	0	7	0.33
Greece	10	11	0	0	0.29
Croatia	9	1	0	2	0.85
Hungary	9	11	0	1	0.33
Ireland	11	2	0	1	0.77
Italy	31	40	0	5	0.35
Lithuania	8	3	0	0	0.59
Luxembourg	4	1	0	1	—
Latvia	4	4	0	1	—
Malta	5	0	0	1	—
Netherlands	21	7	2	1	0.55
Poland	26	22	0	5	0.31
Portugal	14	4	0	3	0.67
Romania	25	7	0	1	0.67
Sweden	6	15	0	0	0.57
Slovenia	5	1	2	1	—
Slovakia	13	1	0	1	0.89

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.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Roberta METSOLA Malta	EPP	Speeches1	7 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 120

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 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – Proposal for a decision	Roll call	412 for, 245 against, 5 abstained Adopted
2	Proposals for decisions	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendment 53 to paragraph 1 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 1 – Am 53	Roll call	193 for, 460 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Proposals for decisions	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendment 53 to paragraph 1 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 1 – Am 53	Roll call	193 for, 460 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 1 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 1 – Am 54	Roll call	195 for, 444 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
5	Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 1 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 1 – Am 55	Roll call	169 for, 429 against, 41 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
6	Amendment 56 to paragraph 2 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 2 – Am 56	Roll call	211 for, 443 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens, Patriots
7	Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 3 – Am 38	Roll call	171 for, 436 against, 36 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
8	Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 3 – Am 39	Roll call	203 for, 417 against, 20 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
9	Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 3 – Am 57	Roll call	192 for, 456 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
10	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3	Show of hands	Rejected
11	Amendment 59, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 3 – Am 59	Roll call	198 for, 443 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
12	Amendment 60 to paragraph 4 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 4 – Am 60	Roll call	173 for, 474 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
13	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 9	Show of hands	Rejected
14	Separate vote on paragraph 10	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Patriots
15	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 10 – Am 4	Roll call	188 for, 423 against, 49 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
16	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10	Show of hands	Rejected
17	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10	Show of hands	Rejected
18	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10	Show of hands	Rejected
19	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 12	Show of hands	Rejected
20	Amendment 15 to paragraph 13 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 13 – Am 15	Roll call	198 for, 450 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
21	Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 13 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 13 – Am 5	Roll call	201 for, 345 against, 109 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
22	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13	Show of hands	Rejected
23	Amendment 16 to paragraph 15 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 15 – Am 16	Roll call	204 for, 451 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
24	Amendment 17 to paragraph 16 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 16 – Am 17	Roll call	366 for, 271 against, 15 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
25	Paragraph 16 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: ‘Underlines that it is imperative for the credibility of the Union that the Commission ensures that no Union funds are allocated to individuals or organisations linked to any kind of terrorist movements or any other movement expressing extremist views, inciting violence and/or hatred, that are directly in opposition to the European Union’s fundamental values, including Islamist, anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic movements;’	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: Renew
26	Paragraph 16 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “in this context, recalls that there have been allegations that 19 of 13 000 UNRWA employees in Gaza were involved in the despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel on 7 October; recalls that in 9 cases their employment was formally terminated in the interests of UNRWA; takes note of the results of the investigation launched by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS);”	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: Renew
27	Paragraph 16 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “underlines that the Commission should also establish better controls ensuring that no such funding happens indirectly through third parties and organise better traceability of Union funds to final beneficiaries;”	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: Renew
28	Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 16 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 16 – Am 66	Roll call	203 for, 429 against, 15 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
29	Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 16 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 16 – Am 40	Roll call	105 for, 454 against, 95 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
30	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 17 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 17 – Am 1	Roll call	322 for, 218 against, 114 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens
31	Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 17 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 17 – Am 67	Roll call	188 for, 457 against, 12 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens
32	Amendment 68 to paragraph 18 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 18 – Am 68	Roll call	195 for, 450 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens, Patriots
33	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 18	Counted	294 for, 363 against, 5 abstained Rejected
34	Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 18 – Am 41	Roll call	198 for, 452 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens, ESN
35	Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 18 – Am 42	Roll call	196 for, 451 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens, ESN
36	Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 18 – Am 43	Roll call	196 for, 448 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens, ESN
37	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 20	Counted	363 for, 214 against, 83 abstained Adopted
38	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 20	Show of hands	Adopted
39	Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 21 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 21 – Am 18	Roll call	196 for, 463 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
40	Amendment 69, adding text after paragraph 21 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 21 – Am 69	Roll call	200 for, 439 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
41	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 27	Show of hands	Rejected
42	Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 38 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 38 – Am 49	Roll call	195 for, 459 against, 6 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
43	Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 38 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 38 – Am 50	Roll call	217 for, 434 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
44	Amendment 71, adding text after paragraph 38 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 38 – Am 71	Roll call	198 for, 458 against, 6 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens
45	Amendment 19 to paragraph 45 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 45 – Am 19	Roll call	202 for, 441 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
46	Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 46 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 46 – Am 6	Roll call	133 for, 468 against, 50 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
47	Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 46 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 46 – Am 37	Roll call	432 for, 33 against, 194 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
48	Separate vote on paragraph 49, after point iii	Show of hands	Rejected
49	Separate vote on paragraph 49, after point ix	Show of hands	Rejected
50	Amendment 74 to paragraph 49, after point xii A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 49, after point xii – Am 74	Roll call	200 for, 457 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens, Patriots
51	Separate vote on paragraph 54	Show of hands	Rejected
52	Amendment 21 to paragraph 55 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 55 – Am 21	Roll call	203 for, 457 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
53	Amendment 75, adding text after paragraph 55 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 55 – Am 75	Roll call	205 for, 437 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
54	Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 57 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 57 – Am 51	Roll call	192 for, 450 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
55	Amendment 44, adding text after paragraph 70 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 70 – Am 44	Roll call	222 for, 420 against, 16 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
56	Amendment 76 to paragraph 73, after point iii A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 73, after point iii – Am 76	Roll call	190 for, 449 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
57	Amendment 7 to paragraph 74 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 74 – Am 7	Roll call	334 for, 279 against, 48 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
58	Paragraph 88 — part 1 of 4 Part voted on: “Recalls that following Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council (CPR) for the programming period 2021-2027, Member States need to comply with horizontal and thematic enabling conditions, which need to remain fulfilled and respected throughout the implementation period of the funds; recalls that when enabling conditions are not fulfilled at the time of submission of a payment application to the Commission for the specific objective concerned, the related expenditure will not be reimbursed from the Union budget until the Commission is satisfied that the enabling condition has been fulfilled;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
59	Paragraph 88 — part 2 of 4 Part voted on: ‘recalls the strong regrets of the discharge authority in relation to the Commission decision of 13 December 2023 considering that Hungary fulfilled the horizontal enabling condition related to judicial independence that enabled the Hungarian authorities to submit reimbursement claims of up to EUR 10.2 billion;’ without the words ‘the strong regrets of the discharge authority in relation to’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
60	Paragraph 88 — part 3 of 4 Part voted on: “the strong regrets of the discharge authority in relation to”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
61	Paragraph 88 — part 4 of 4 Part voted on: ‘notes with concern that since the release of these funds, the Hungarian government has not taken steps to reinstate the independence of the judiciary but on the contrary; reiterates its worries about the lack of adequate control mechanisms or unreliable public procurement procedures to guarantee sound financial management and the protection of the Union budget; believes that this decision politically contradicts the prolongation of the measures adopted under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 (the ‘Conditionality Regulation’);’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
62	Separate vote on paragraph 89	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Patriots
63	Separate vote on paragraph 90	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Patriots
64	Amendment 22 to paragraph 98 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 98 – Am 22	Roll call	198 for, 453 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
65	Amendment 77 to paragraph 100, after point viii A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 100, after point viii – Am 77	Roll call	196 for, 445 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
66	Separate vote on paragraph 100, point ix	Show of hands	Adopted
67	Separate vote on paragraph 100, after point ix	Show of hands	Rejected
68	Amendment 23 to paragraph 108 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 108 – Am 23	Roll call	219 for, 437 against, 2 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
69	Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 108 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 108 – Am 45	Roll call	222 for, 416 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
70	Separate vote on paragraph 117	Counted	286 for, 365 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byseparate: Renew
71	Separate vote on paragraph 117	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
72	Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 124 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 124 – Am 52	Roll call	206 for, 432 against, 16 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
73	Paragraph 130 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Takes note of the adoption of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
74	Paragraph 130 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “welcomes that the mid-term revision of the MFF 2021-2027 allocated an additional EUR 2 billion to migration and border management for 2024-2027 to address the growing challenges in migration and border management resulting from the current geopolitical context; notes, however, that additional funds might be needed”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
75	Paragraph 130 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “with a view to ensuring the full implementation of the Pact; calls for the quick implementation of the Pact in the Member States;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
76	Amendment 24 to paragraph 131 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 131 – Am 24	Roll call	283 for, 365 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
77	Paragraph 131 — part 1 of 5 Part voted on: ‘Stresses that securing the Union’s external borders is a pillar of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
78	Paragraph 131 — part 2 of 5 Part voted on: “notes with concern that the Commission reported that the number of irregular border crossings in the Union increased in 2023 to 380 000, compared to 330 000 in 2022;”	Counted	552 for, 95 against, 12 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
79	Paragraph 131 — part 3 of 5 Part voted on: “observes that the BMVI can support frontline Member States to ensure they have the resources for infrastructure, facilities and installations necessary to secure the external borders of the Union, including electronic border security enhancements and other tools for border surveillance as provided for in annex III of the BMVI regulation; notes the European Council conclusions of 9 February 2023 that the Union will step up its action to prevent irregular departures and loss of life, to reduce pressure on the borders of the Union and on reception capacities,”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
80	Paragraph 131 — part 4 of 5 Part voted on: “to fight against smugglers and to increase returns;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
81	Paragraph 131 — part 5 of 5 Part voted on: “underlines the need to better protect vulnerable people from smuggling and trafficking networks and address the negative effects of the instrumentalisation of migrants as part of hybrid attacks, notably by pro-Russian forces, as well as by the Belarusian regime;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
82	Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 131 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 131 – Am 25	Roll call	281 for, 375 against, 5 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
83	Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 131 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 131 – Am 46	Roll call	238 for, 407 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
84	Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 131 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 131 – Am 47	Roll call	228 for, 405 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
85	Amendment 79, adding text after paragraph 131 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 131 – Am 79	Roll call	202 for, 431 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
86	Separate vote on paragraph 133	Show of hands	Rejected
87	Separate vote on paragraph 134, point iii	Show of hands	Rejected
88	Separate vote on paragraph 134, after point iii	Show of hands	Rejected
89	Separate vote on paragraph 134, point v	Show of hands	Adopted
90	Separate vote on paragraph 134, after point v	Show of hands	Rejected
91	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 143 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 143 – Am 8	Roll call	281 for, 260 against, 121 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
92	Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 143 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 143 – Am 27	Roll call	292 for, 257 against, 103 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
93	Separate vote on paragraph 144, after point iv	Show of hands	Rejected
94	Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 145 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 145 – Am 48	Roll call	199 for, 459 against, 6 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
95	Separate vote on paragraph 152	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byseparate: Renew
96	Separate vote on paragraph 152	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
97	Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 152 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 152 – Am 30	Roll call	219 for, 407 against, 36 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
98	Amendment 83, adding text after paragraph 152 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 152 – Am 83	Roll call	200 for, 439 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
99	Separate vote on paragraph 153	Show of hands	Rejected
100	Separate vote on paragraph 154	Counted	418 for, 135 against, 102 abstained Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
101	Separate vote on paragraph 155	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
102	Separate vote on paragraph 156	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
103	Separate vote on paragraph 170	Show of hands	Rejected
104	Amendment 85 to paragraph 171, after point vi A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 171, after point vi – Am 85	Roll call	212 for, 431 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
105	Amendment 86 to paragraph 171, after point vi A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 171, after point vi – Am 86	Roll call	208 for, 438 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
106	Separate vote on paragraph 172, after point iii	Show of hands	Rejected
107	Amendment 88, adding text after paragraph 179 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 179 – Am 88	Roll call	207 for, 443 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
108	Amendment 91, adding text after paragraph 183 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 183 – Am 91	Roll call	225 for, 387 against, 28 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
109	Separate vote on paragraph 184	Show of hands	Rejected
110	Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 185 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 185 – Am 32	Roll call	287 for, 239 against, 135 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
111	Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 186 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 186 – Am 33	Roll call	186 for, 263 against, 214 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
112	Separate vote on paragraph 188	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Patriots
113	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 224	Counted	316 for, 328 against, 15 abstained Rejected
114	Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 224 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 224 – Am 34	Roll call	248 for, 352 against, 54 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
115	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 236 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 236 – Am 9	Roll call	284 for, 311 against, 67 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
116	Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 250 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 250 – Am 35	Roll call	132 for, 477 against, 44 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
117	Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 251 A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – After § 251 – Am 36	Roll call	251 for, 354 against, 49 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
118	Amendment 89 to paragraph 252, after point xiii A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 252, after point xiii – Am 89	Roll call	213 for, 443 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens, Patriots
119	Amendment 90 to paragraph 252, after point xv A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – § 252, after point xv – Am 90	Roll call	191 for, 447 against, 18 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
120	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0074/2025 – Niclas Herbst – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	443 for, 202 against, 21 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by Renew, Patriots (3) · separate votes by Renew, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0074

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Parliament approved the EU general budget for 2023, covering the Commission and several executive agencies.

This decision grants discharge, meaning the spending is approved.

The decision will be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and other bodies.

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The committee report proposes granting discharge to the Commission and executive agencies for the 2023 EU budget, and approving closure of accounts. It also includes a resolution with observations on budget management, error rates, and the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

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Dossier

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2024/2019(DEC) · Discharge procedure

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

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

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Referred to committee · 17 September 2024 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 8 April 2025 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 23 April 2025 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 7 May 2025 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Niclas HERBST (EPP)

Connections

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

Show 27 connections: Running issue: Annual budget discharge procedure · Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission · Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: Annual budget discharge procedure

Issue Annual budget discharge procedure Running issue · Event 29 Apr 2026
Decision Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings Budget decision · report by Csaba Molnár 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2024: Agencies Budget decision · report by Monika Hohlmeier 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s Office Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted

Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission

Issue Von der Leyen Commission Running issue · EU initiative 29 Apr 2026
Decision Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Resolution · report by Dainius Žalimas 29 Apr 2026 Adopted
Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Budget decision · report by Daniel Freund 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 22 Jan 2026 Rejected
Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected

Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers

Decision Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2023 Resolution · committee report 6 May 2025 Adopted
Decision Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023 Resolution · committee report 6 May 2025 Adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament Budget decision · report by Monika Hohlmeier 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council Budget decision · report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Budget decision · report by Cristian Terheş 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors Budget decision · report by Dick Erixon 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Budget decision · report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Budget decision · report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman Budget decision · report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor Budget decision · report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Decision European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 Resolution · report by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen 11 Mar 2026 Adopted
Decision 2026 budgetary procedure: joint text Resolution · report by Andrzej Halicki, Matjaž Nemec 26 Nov 2025 Adopted
Decision General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki, Matjaž Nemec 22 Oct 2025 Resolution adopted
Decision Competition policy – annual report 2024 Resolution · report by Lara Wolters 8 May 2025 Adopted
Decision Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Resolution · report by Nils Ušakovs 28 Apr 2026 Adopted

Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/3
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds”. Decision, 7 May 2025. votingId 175761, document A-10-2025-0074, reference 2024/2019(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/3 (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-2025-05-07-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 175761, document A-10-2025-0074, reference 2024/2019(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)}
}