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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
Source
Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
Topics
EU budget & fundsEU 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)
Final vote
179934
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Result

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

Final vote: 441 for, 125 against, 73 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 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).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 34Against 0Abst. 5No vote 7 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.81
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 116Against 0Abst. 0No vote 20 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 71Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 164Against 0Abst. 3No vote 21 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
ECRFor 0Against 11Abst. 55No vote 13 of 79Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.75
PatriotsFor 0Against 80Abst. 0No vote 5 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
ESNFor 0Against 22Abst. 1No vote 4 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
No groupFor 7Against 12Abst. 9No vote 2 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, 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.

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
Austria126020.50
Belgium153400.52
Bulgaria133100.65
Cyprus4110—
Czechia614010.55
Germany6714780.64
Denmark130110.89
Estonia6100—
Spain454380.80
Finland140100.90
France4432140.36
Greece153120.68
Croatia7014—
Hungary0110101.00
Ireland100220.75
Italy36817150.39
Lithuania80300.59
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia4122—
Malta3021—
Netherlands227020.64
Poland2561750.28
Portugal152130.75
Romania191580.64
Sweden170310.78
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia77010.25

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.

639 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Abstained
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR Abstained
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Aldo PATRICIELLO ItalyPatriots Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Against
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Abstained
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR Against
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Abstained
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens For
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK HungaryPatriots Against
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Against
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Against
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Abstained
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Against
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR Abstained
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Abstained
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Abstained
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Abstained
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsECR Against
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Abstained
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR Abstained
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR Abstained
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots Against
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR Abstained
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Abstained
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Abstained
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens For
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Abstained
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaEPP Abstained
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Abstained
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Abstained
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Abstained
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Abstained
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots Against
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left For
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Eva MAYDELL BulgariaEPP For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Abstained
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Against
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group For
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Against
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Abstained
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Abstained
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Geadis GEADI voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR Abstained
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR Abstained
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusThe Left Abstained
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR Abstained
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left For
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Abstained
Jaak MADISON voted otherwise than their group's clear line EstoniaECR Against
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Abstained
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Against
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens For
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Against
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsEPP For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalThe Left Abstained
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR Abstained
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Against
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Against
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandThe Left Abstained
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriots Against
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klara DOSTALOVA CzechiaPatriots Against
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Abstained
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group For
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECR Abstained
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Abstained
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA SpainS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group For
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens For
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPP For
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Lynn BOYLAN voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandThe Left Abstained
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Abstained
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumThe Left Abstained
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR Abstained
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Abstained
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Abstained
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Against
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Against
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left For
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Marion MARÉCHAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Abstained
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Against
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Against
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Mihai TUDOSE RomaniaS&D For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nadine MORANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Abstained
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Abstained
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolas BAY voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceThe Left For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Abstained
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR Against
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left For
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots Against
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Abstained
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots Against
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Abstained
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaEPP Abstained
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaESN Abstained
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Abstained
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Abstained
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Abstained
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Against
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Against
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Abstained
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsEPP For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastiaan STÖTELER NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR Abstained
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR Abstained
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Against
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Against
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Abstained
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Abstained
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Abstained
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Against
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR Against
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Against
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Abstained
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR Abstained
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left For
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For

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 MaltaEPPSpeeches222 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriotsSpeeches122 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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Final vote Proposal for a decision Show of hands Adopted
2Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 15 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – After § 15 – Am 3 Roll call181 for, 451 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15 Counted262 for, 384 against, 1 abstained Rejected
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 15 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – After § 15 – Am 3 Roll call181 for, 451 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
3Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15 Counted262 for, 384 against, 1 abstained Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 1 to paragraph 16 A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – § 16 – Am 1 Roll call461 for, 173 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
5Paragraph 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 call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained LapsedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: Patriots
6Paragraph 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 call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained LapsedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: Patriots
7Amendment 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 call459 for, 161 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew; split: ECR
8Amendment 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 call334 for, 285 against, 15 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew; split: ECR
9Separate vote on paragraph 17 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
10Paragraph 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 call445 for, 178 against, 17 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Patriots; split: Patriots
11Final vote — text as a whole A10-0167/2025 – Joachim Stanisław Brudziński – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call441 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.

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

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

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Connections

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Sources & citation

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Retrieved
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Cite as

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?members=all (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?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-22/4?members=all},
  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)}
}