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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament

Effect
Discharge decision adopted
Result
show of hands — no count
Date
29 April 2026, 13:30–13:44
Kind
Budget decision
More facts (9)
Counts are for
the proposal for a discharge decision
Source
Committee report by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy
Topics
EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
97 votes · 26 roll calls · 21 amendments
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call, 2 split votes, 1 separate vote) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · EPP (5 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 8 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Members (1 roll call)
Final vote
191884
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Result

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

Show of hands — no count

Discharge decision adopted.

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 21 amendments (21 rejected) and 74 parts of the text voted on separately (35 adopted, 39 rejected).

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 MaltaEPPSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESNSpeeches129 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site)no roll call

All votes on this decision, 97

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 27, adding text after paragraph 1 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 1 – Am 27 Roll call138 for, 443 against, 71 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
Show the other 96 votesShow the other 94 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 1 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 1 – Am 27 Roll call138 for, 443 against, 71 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 7 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 7 – Am 29 Roll call199 for, 451 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
5Separate vote on paragraph 10 Show of hands Rejected
6Amendment 31 to paragraph 11 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 11 – Am 31 Roll call130 for, 447 against, 75 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
7Amendment 32 to paragraph 12 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 12 – Am 32 Roll call133 for, 445 against, 75 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
8Separate vote on paragraph 19 Show of hands Rejected
9Paragraph 13 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Recalls that the Union budget may be awarded to European political parties in view of their contribution to forming European political awareness and to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union; notes that the Court audited one transaction, where it considered the expenditure ineligible, and found that Parliament’s administration was of the same opinion and had taken steps to recover the related expenditure; welcomes the conduct of Parliament’s administration in that regard,’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
10Paragraph 13 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “and in particular its commitment to applying a horizontal approach, guaranteeing equal treatment of all political parties;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
11Vote on text inserted after paragraph 23 Show of hands Rejected
12Paragraph 21 — part 1 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 21/1 Part voted on: ‘Stresses that Parliament’s administration has transmitted the case file and cooperates fully with the EPPO’s investigation; notes that the Bureau awaits to know the outcome of the EPPO’s investigation before taking any recovery action; calls upon the Bureau to provide Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control a written update on the state of play before the next discharge cycle starts; calls on Parliament’s administration to take all the necessary measures parallel to the EPPO’s criminal investigation, administrative interim protective measures (including precautionary set-offs and/or reserves, where legally feasible) to protect the Union’s financial interests and Parliament’s reputation; considers that, according to Article 3(3) of the Working Arrangement between the European Parliament and the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the EPPO will inform Parliament about ongoing or closed investigations in which Parliament appears to be in a position to take precautionary measures to protect the financial interests of the Union including disciplinary procedures or recovery procedures within the applicable time limits;’Roll call513 for, 135 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
13Paragraph 21 — part 2 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 21/2 Part voted on: “notes that criminal proceedings should not be automatically used as a generalised justification for possible inaction;”Roll call527 for, 115 against, 5 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
14Separate vote on paragraph 26 Counted283 for, 352 against, 18 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: EPP
15Amendment 35 to paragraph 29 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 29 – Am 35 Roll call206 for, 438 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D, Patriots
16Paragraph 29 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Notes that the Commission has acknowledged allegations regarding the use of Union funds for advocacy activities targeting Parliament by several entities but has stated that such activities fall within the scope of the applicable regulation;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Greens
17Paragraph 29 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “recognises, however, that this might have nonetheless entailed reputational risks;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Greens
18Separate vote on paragraph 30 Show of hands Rejected
19Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 31 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 31 – Am 38 Roll call212 for, 442 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D, Patriots
20Separate vote on paragraph 34 Show of hands Rejected
21Paragraph 39 — part 1 of 4 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘mainstreaming and budgeting’, ‘urges consistent gender budgeting in Parliament’s budget and the incorporation of a gender mainstreaming guide;’ and ‘further calls for strengthened gender mainstreaming across parliamentary committees;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, EPP
22Paragraph 39 — part 2 of 4 Part voted on: “mainstreaming and budgeting”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots, EPP
23Paragraph 39 — part 3 of 4 Part voted on: ‘urges consistent gender budgeting in Parliament’s budget and the incorporation of a gender mainstreaming guide;’Counted274 for, 362 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: Patriots, EPP
24Paragraph 39 — part 4 of 4 Part voted on: “further calls for strengthened gender mainstreaming across parliamentary committees;”Counted274 for, 354 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: Patriots, EPP
25Vote on text inserted after paragraph 39 Show of hands Rejected
26Vote on text inserted after paragraph 39 Show of hands Rejected
27Amendment 39 to paragraph 43 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 43 – Am 39 Roll call196 for, 440 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
28Amendment 15 to paragraph 44 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 44 – Am 15 Roll call306 for, 323 against, 23 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
29Separate vote on paragraph 44 Counted296 for, 292 against, 66 abstained Adopted
30Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 46 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 46 – Am 40 Roll call205 for, 439 against, 7 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
31Paragraph 51 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘stakeholders and opinion leaders’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
32Paragraph 51 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
33Amendment 41 to paragraph 53 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 53 – Am 41 Roll call201 for, 444 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
34Vote on text inserted after paragraph 54 Show of hands Rejected
35Separate vote on paragraph 56 Show of hands Rejected
36Separate vote on paragraph 56 Show of hands Rejected
37Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 58 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 58 – Am 43 Roll call201 for, 419 against, 31 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
38Separate vote on paragraph 59 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: Patriots
39Separate vote on paragraph 59 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
40Separate vote on paragraph 59 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
41Separate vote on paragraph 65 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
42Paragraph 67 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Acknowledges that the work of APAs is an integral part of the work of Members and therefore of Parliament; notes that following the adoption of the APA statute in 2009, their status over the years has been protected by the rules; notes the efforts made by Parliament to create a framework for providing support to APAs; calls for due adherence to the rules in place; notes, that since then, APAs participate in official missions to Parliament’s three places of work; welcomes that the rules concerning the reimbursement of APAs’ missions between the three place of work have been aligned with those applicable to officials, ensuring equality of treatment for APAs; calls on the Bureau and on Parliament’s administration to formally consult the APA Committee on revisions and reforms that directly impact the rights of APAs; calls on Parliament's administration to explore the feasibility of introducing a notice period within APAs’ contracts in the event of the unexpected departure of a Member;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
43Paragraph 67 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘reiterates its call on the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau to revise the implementing provisions governing the work of delegations and missions outside the Union; underlines that such a revision should consider the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members on official Parliament delegations and missions; highlights that this change would not result in any change to the envelope and would be budget neutral;'Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
44Vote on text inserted after paragraph 67 Counted330 for, 293 against, 26 abstained Adopted
45Vote on text inserted after paragraph 67 Show of hands Rejected
46Paragraph 68 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘invites the Bureau to explore the possibility of allowing APAs, under yet to be determined conditions, to participate in internal competitions in a similar way to Parliament’s staff;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
47Paragraph 68 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted440 for, 151 against, 59 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
48Vote on text inserted after paragraph 71 Show of hands Rejected
49Vote on text inserted after paragraph 72 Show of hands Rejected
50Separate vote on paragraph 73 Show of hands Rejected
51Separate vote on paragraph 73 Show of hands Rejected
52Separate vote on paragraph 74 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
53Amendment 14 to paragraph 75 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 75 – Am 14 Roll call251 for, 304 against, 104 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
54Vote on text inserted after paragraph 77 Show of hands Rejected
55Amendment 46 to paragraph 80 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 80 – Am 46 Roll call147 for, 494 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
56Separate vote on paragraph 80 Counted549 for, 59 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
57Vote on text inserted after paragraph 80 Show of hands Rejected
58Vote on text inserted after paragraph 80 Show of hands Rejected
59Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 81 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 81 – Am 47 Roll call158 for, 438 against, 47 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
60Amendment 48 to paragraph 82 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 82 – Am 48 Roll call202 for, 438 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
61Vote on text inserted after paragraph 85 Show of hands Rejected
62Vote on text inserted after paragraph 86 Show of hands Rejected
63Vote on text inserted after paragraph 87 Show of hands Rejected
64Separate vote on paragraph 94 Show of hands Rejected
65Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 94 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 94 – Am 53 Roll call202 for, 430 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
66Vote on text inserted after paragraph 103 Counted234 for, 335 against, 62 abstained Rejected
67Separate vote on paragraph 105 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP
68Separate vote on paragraph 105 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
69Separate vote on paragraph 105 Counted240 for, 313 against, 74 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP
70Vote on text inserted after paragraph 105 Show of hands Rejected
71Separate vote on paragraph 106 Counted274 for, 313 against, 48 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: EPP
72Vote on text inserted after paragraph 106 Show of hands Rejected
73Separate vote on paragraph 118 Counted339 for, 291 against, 19 abstained Adopted
74Vote on text inserted after paragraph 121 Counted388 for, 214 against, 48 abstained Adopted
75Amendment 26 to paragraph 122 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 122 – Am 26 Roll call215 for, 426 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
76Paragraph 122 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Welcomes the increased use of the Transparency Register as an information and reference tool for interest representation activities at Union level; welcomes the development of IT solutions to improve the Transparency Register, but notes that its Secretariat is still underfunded and understaffed; notes that the quality of entries in the Transparency Register has improved and recalls the necessity to keep strengthening data quality checks of new applicants; welcomes the establishment of robust standards at Parliament with regard to transparency and access to institutions for entities listed in the Transparency Register; calls for inter-linking the Transparency Register and the Financial Transparency System in order to allow cross-checks of entities listed in the Transparency Register and verify the adequacy of the data submitted; reiterates, in this context, the need for comprehensive financial pre-screening of all entities before they are listed in the Transparency Register, and calls in this respect for the Transparency Register to be provided with adequate resources for its functioning and for the effective enforcement of its internal rules;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Renew
77Paragraph 122 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘further calls on Parliament’s administration to ensure interinstitutional media transparency and to disclose all media outlets receiving Union funds;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Renew
78Amendment 13 to paragraph 123 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 123 – Am 13D Roll call275 for, 374 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
79Separate vote on paragraph 130 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Greens
80Separate vote on paragraph 133 Show of hands Rejected
81Paragraph 137 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘for two reasons, the first’ and ‘and the fact that the final accounts that were audited for the first half of 2024 of one of the political groups (ID Group) contained serious irregularities; notes that the Vice-Presidents, in the hearing on 8 December, also indicated that there was additional information asked regarding the accounts for the second half of 2024, which was still awaited by the Bureau before taking a decision on providing the information to the discharge authority; notes the letter of 20 January 2026 of the Parliament’s Secretary-General to the Chair of the Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control submitting the audit reports for the second half of 2024 for seven of the eight political groups; notes the unqualified opinion for each report; notes that the report of the PfE Group for the second half of 2024 is still missing because of ongoing exchanges between that political group and Parliament’s competent services; calls on both the PfE Group and Parliament’s competent services to swiftly resolve the open issues and inform the discharge authority of the outcome;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
82Paragraph 137 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
83Amendment 22 to paragraph 138 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 138 – Am 22 Roll call289 for, 349 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
84Separate vote on paragraph 138 Show of hands RejectedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
85Paragraph 138 — part 1 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 138/1 Part voted on: “Notes media reports accusing the PfE Group of misusing at least EUR 171 644 in funds during the second half of 2024;”Roll call462 for, 159 against, 32 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
86Paragraph 138 — part 2 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 138/2 Part voted on: ‘notes that Parliament’s administration has requested clarification from the PfE Group; notes that the discharge authority has not yet been informed but expects to be informed without delay of any further developments and of the outcome of the administrative follow-up in this matter;’Roll call444 for, 131 against, 77 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: Patriots
87Separate vote on paragraph 140 Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP
88Separate vote on paragraph 140 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
89Separate vote on paragraph 140 Counted266 for, 242 against, 140 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
90Vote on text inserted after paragraph 140 Show of hands Rejected
91Amendment 57 to paragraph 146 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 146 – Am 57 Roll call177 for, 435 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
92Vote on text inserted after paragraph 147 Counted287 for, 329 against, 32 abstained Rejected
93Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 149 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 149 – Am 58 Roll call203 for, 442 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
94Vote on text inserted after paragraph 149 Show of hands Rejected
95Recital H — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas gender equality and the elimination of inequalities are core values of the Union as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU); whereas the Union is committed to promoting gender equality in all its activities under Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, thereby establishing the principle of gender mainstreaming”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
96Recital H — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “and gender budgeting;”Counted448 for, 192 against, 13 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Patriots
97Final vote — text as a whole A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call441 for, 131 against, 81 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Greens, S&D, Renew, ECR, Patriots, Members · split votes by Greens (2), Renew, EPP (5), Patriots (8) · separate votes by Greens, EPP, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0081

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Parliament granted discharge to its President for implementing the EU general budget for 2024, covering Parliament's own section.

This approves how Parliament spent its funds for that year, following scrutiny of accounts and management.

Parliament also adopted a resolution with observations, including calls for gender equality measures.

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Parliament grants discharge to its President for the 2024 budget, approving the implementation of Section I. The accompanying resolution sets out observations on financial management, internal control, and political priorities.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2146(DEC) · Discharge procedure

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 September 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 9 September 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 2 March 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 30 March 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 29 April 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (Renew)

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

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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament”. Decision, 29 April 2026. votingId 191884, document A-10-2026-0081, reference 2025/2146(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/10 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-29/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-29-10,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-29},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/10}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/10},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 191884, document A-10-2026-0081, reference 2025/2146(DEC). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29 (CC BY 4.0)}
}