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Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors

Effect
Discharge decision adopted
Result
630 for · 16 against · 16 abstained roll call
Date
7 May 2025, 13:44–13:46
Kind
Budget decision
More facts (10)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Counts are for
the proposal for a discharge decision
Text
Report A-10-2025-0047
Dossier
2024/2023(DEC)
Source
Committee report by Dick Erixon
Topics
EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
16 votes · 9 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
S&D (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 5 split votes)
Sitting
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Final vote
175913
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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: 630 for, 16 against, 16 abstained (roll call).

Discharge decision adopted by an overwhelming 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 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 12 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 2 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, 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 38Against 1Abst. 0No vote 7 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 126Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 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 173Against 0Abst. 0No vote 15 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 72Against 2Abst. 2No vote 4 of 80Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.92
PatriotsFor 67Against 7Abst. 8No vote 3 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.73
ESNFor 19Against 2Abst. 1No vote 4 of 26Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
No groupFor 18Against 3Abst. 5No 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, 24

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
Belgium140350.74
Bulgaria160011.00
Cyprus6000—
Czechia190110.93
Germany7905120.91
Denmark131010.89
Estonia7000—
Spain540061.00
Finland130021.00
France790021.00
Greece154200.57
Croatia100021.00
Hungary191010.93
Ireland130011.00
Italy691060.98
Lithuania100011.00
Luxembourg5001—
Latvia7101—
Malta5001—
Netherlands240520.74
Poland471050.97
Portugal180031.00
Romania320011.00
Sweden210001.00
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia131010.89

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.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches17 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 16

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 — text as a whole A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – Proposal for a decision (as a whole) Roll call630 for, 16 against, 16 abstained Adopted
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 14 — part 2 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 14/2 Part voted on: “including an increased reliance on hybrid meetings to reduce unnecessary spending and carbon emissions;”Roll call385 for, 249 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
5Separate vote on paragraph 22 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
6Paragraph 22 — part 2 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 22/2 Part voted on: “highlights that the overall proportion of women in management positions has decreased in 2023; calls on the Court to continue its efforts to promote gender balance for the middle and senior management;”Roll call481 for, 115 against, 66 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
7Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22 Show of hands Rejected
8Separate vote on paragraph 23 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
9Paragraph 23 — part 2 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 23/2 Part voted on: ‘to enhance Luxembourg’s appeal to prospective staff through identified measures, such as higher relocation allowances, housing allowances to mitigate high rental costs for lower-grade staff and reasonably priced temporary housing for short stays to make employment in Luxembourg more attractive;’Roll call537 for, 101 against, 23 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
10Separate vote on paragraph 31 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
11Paragraph 31 — part 2 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 31/2 Part voted on: “notes with a certain regret that there is still some way to go to reach gender balance in middle and senior management;”Roll call488 for, 109 against, 68 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
12Separate vote on paragraph 33 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
13Paragraph 33 — part 2 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 33/2 Part voted on: “calls on the Court to evaluate its overall composition and provide this analysis to the Council and the Member States, in order to ensure that gender balance is appropriately considered in future nomination processes; reiterates its call for Member States to propose candidates of different genders, aiming for a more balanced and representative composition of the Court;”Roll call473 for, 121 against, 69 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
14Amendment 1 to paragraph 45 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 45 – Am 1 Roll call258 for, 323 against, 80 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
15Amendment 2 to paragraph 47 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 47 – Am 2 Roll call259 for, 325 against, 77 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D
16Final vote — text as a whole A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call619 for, 19 against, 25 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by S&D, Patriots · split votes by Patriots (5).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0047

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Parliament granted discharge to the Court of Auditors for implementing the EU general budget in 2023, approving the spending.

The decision covers the Court's own budget and includes observations in a resolution.

Parliament also instructed its President to forward the decision to the Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors.

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Parliament grants discharge to the Court of Auditors for the 2023 budget and adopts observations in a resolution covering budget management, audits, staffing, ethics, and cooperation.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2023(DEC) · Discharge procedure

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

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 · 31 March 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 7 May 2025 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Dick ERIXON (ECR)

Connections

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

Show 16 connections: Running issue: Annual budget discharge procedure · Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers

Running issue: Annual budget discharge procedure

Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers

See all: Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/7
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors”. Decision, 7 May 2025. votingId 175913, document A-10-2025-0047, reference 2024/2023(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/7 (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-2025-05-07-7,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/7}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/7},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 175913, document A-10-2025-0047, reference 2024/2023(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)}
}