Decision

Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council

Effect: Discharge decision adopted
Result: 441 for · 125 against · 73 abstained roll call
Date: 22 October 2025, 14:53–14:58
Kind: Budget decision

More facts (10)

Margin: by a large majority
Counts are for: the proposal for a discharge decision
Text: Report A-10-2025-0167
Dossier: 2024/2021(DEC)
Source: Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
Topics: EU budget & funds EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 8 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 22 October 2025
Final vote: 179934

Margin: by a large majority
Counts are for: the proposal for a discharge decision
Text: Report A-10-2025-0167
Dossier: 2024/2021(DEC)
Source: Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
Topics: EU budget & funds EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 11 votes · 8 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 22 October 2025
Final vote: 179934

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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 4 amendments (3 adopted, 1 rejected) and 5 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 1 rejected, 2 lapsed).

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

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 34	Against 0	Abst. 5	No vote 7 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.81
Greens	For 49	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 116	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 20 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 71	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 164	Against 0	Abst. 3	No vote 21 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.97
ECR	For 0	Against 11	Abst. 55	No vote 13 of 79	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.75
Patriots	For 0	Against 80	Abst. 0	No vote 5 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
ESN	For 0	Against 22	Abst. 1	No vote 4 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.93
No group	For 7	Against 12	Abst. 9	No vote 2 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, 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.

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 For · 5 abstained of 39 who voted
Abstained (5)
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Kathleen FUNCHION Ireland
- Lynn BOYLAN Ireland
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
EPP line For · 3 abstained of 167 who voted
Abstained (3)
- David CASA Malta
- Nadine MORANO France
- Peter AGIUS Malta
ECR line Abstained · 11 voted for or against of 66 who voted
Voted for or against (11)
- Alexandr VONDRA Czechia
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Geadis GEADI Cyprus
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Jaak MADISON Estonia
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
- Ondřej KRUTÍLEK Czechia
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
ESN line Against · 1 abstained of 23 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania

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	12	6	0	2	0.50
Belgium	15	3	4	0	0.52
Bulgaria	13	3	1	0	0.65
Cyprus	4	1	1	0	—
Czechia	6	14	0	1	0.55
Germany	67	14	7	8	0.64
Denmark	13	0	1	1	0.89
Estonia	6	1	0	0	—
Spain	45	4	3	8	0.80
Finland	14	0	1	0	0.90
France	44	32	1	4	0.36
Greece	15	3	1	2	0.68
Croatia	7	0	1	4	—
Hungary	0	11	0	10	1.00
Ireland	10	0	2	2	0.75
Italy	36	8	17	15	0.39
Lithuania	8	0	3	0	0.59
Luxembourg	5	1	0	0	—
Latvia	4	1	2	2	—
Malta	3	0	2	1	—
Netherlands	22	7	0	2	0.64
Poland	25	6	17	5	0.28
Portugal	15	2	1	3	0.75
Romania	19	1	5	8	0.64
Sweden	17	0	3	1	0.78
Slovenia	9	0	0	0	—
Slovakia	7	7	0	1	0.25

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	Speeches2	22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Tamás DEUTSCH Hungary	Patriots	Speeches1	22 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Against

All votes on this decision, 11

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 Proposal for a decision	Show of hands	Adopted
2	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 15 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – After § 15 – Am 3	Roll call	181 for, 451 against, 15 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15	Counted	262 for, 384 against, 1 abstained Rejected

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 15 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – After § 15 – Am 3	Roll call	181 for, 451 against, 15 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15	Counted	262 for, 384 against, 1 abstained Rejected

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 1 to paragraph 16 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – § 16 – Am 1	Roll call	461 for, 173 against, 16 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
5	Paragraph 16 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Strongly regrets Hungary’s obstructive stance within the European Council; notes that ongoing political deadlocks and insufficient progress on transparency reforms continue to undermine trust and the European Council’s effectiveness;’	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: Patriots
6	Paragraph 16 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls for targeted treaty reforms to enhance democratic decision-making and transparency within the European Council;”	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: Patriots
7	Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 16 — part 1 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – After § 16 – Am 2/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘regrets that such a course was necessary due to persistent vetoes; calls for the development of alternative mechanisms to bypass vetoes in urgent matters, pending treaty changes to improve decision-making efficiency and unity within the European Council;’”	Roll call	459 for, 161 against, 28 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew; split: ECR
8	Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 16 — part 2 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – After § 16 – Am 2/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	334 for, 285 against, 15 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew; split: ECR
9	Separate vote on paragraph 17	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
10	Paragraph 17 — part 2 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – § 17/2 Part voted on: ‘deplores the Hungarian government’s misconduct of the Presidency of the Council in pursuing bilateral activities that contradict the Union’s fundamental values; strongly urges the Council to condemn such conduct.’	Roll call	445 for, 178 against, 17 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
11	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	441 for, 125 against, 73 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Renew, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by ECR, Patriots (2).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0167

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Parliament refused to grant discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council for the implementation of the 2023 budget of the European Council and the Council.

The spending was approved, meaning the discharge was granted.

Parliament set out its observations in a resolution and instructed its President to forward the decision to the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors.

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Parliament refuses to grant discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council for the 2023 budget, citing the Council's continued non-cooperation since 2009.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2021(DEC) · Discharge procedure

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Council and Council

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

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 17 September 2024 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 24 September 2025 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 26 September 2025 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 22 October 2025 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI (ECR)

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Connections

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

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Sources & citation

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

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/4
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-22
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council”. Decision, 22 October 2025. votingId 179934, document A-10-2025-0167, reference 2024/2021(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-22-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 179934, document A-10-2025-0167, reference 2024/2021(DEC). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}