Decision
Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors
- Effect
- Discharge decision adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 29 April 2026, 13:49–13:52
- Kind
- Budget decision
More facts (9)
- Counts are for
- the proposal for a discharge decision
- Dossier
- 2025/2149(DEC)
- Source
- Committee report by Pasquale Tridico
- Topics
- EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 16 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
- Requested by
- S&D (2 split votes) · Renew (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · EPP (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Final vote
- 191893
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 2 amendments (2 adopted) and 12 parts of the text voted on separately (6 adopted, 6 rejected).
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
All votes on this decision, 16
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote Proposal for a decision | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1 A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 15 – Am 7/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘stresses that, in a context of unprecedented growth in Union expenditure, in the volume of borrowing operations and in the complexity of new financial instruments, the Court must be provided with resources that are commensurate with the scale and complexity of its audit mandate;’” | Roll call | 529 for, 105 against, 11 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D |
| 3 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2 A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 15 – Am 7/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 350 for, 269 against, 24 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1 A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 15 – Am 7/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘stresses that, in a context of unprecedented growth in Union expenditure, in the volume of borrowing operations and in the complexity of new financial instruments, the Court must be provided with resources that are commensurate with the scale and complexity of its audit mandate;’” | Roll call | 529 for, 105 against, 11 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D |
| 3 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2 A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 15 – Am 7/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 350 for, 269 against, 24 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 17 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘financial instruments in cohesion policy, transparency of Union funding granted to NGOs, Union bodies fighting fraud,’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Renew |
| 5 | Paragraph 17 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 406 for, 195 against, 46 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Renew |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 7 | Paragraph 39 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘with concerns’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 8 | Paragraph 39 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 393 for, 189 against, 69 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 9 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 61 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 10 | Separate vote on paragraph 76 | Counted | 282 for, 358 against, 8 abstained Rejected | |
| 11 | Separate vote on paragraph 76 | Counted | 221 for, 264 against, 161 abstained Rejected | |
| 12 | Separate vote on paragraph 77 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: S&D; separate: Renew |
| 13 | Separate vote on paragraph 77 | Counted | 255 for, 379 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: S&D; separate: Renew |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 77 | Counted | 404 for, 223 against, 14 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: S&D; separate: Renew |
| 15 | Separate vote on paragraph 77 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: S&D; separate: Renew |
| 16 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 343 for, 160 against, 150 abstained Adopted |
Roll call requested by ECR · split votes by S&D (2), Renew, EPP · separate votes by Renew.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament granted discharge to the Court of Auditors for its 2024 budget implementation, approving the spending.
The decision covers the Court's administrative spending, which Parliament found to be low risk overall.
Parliament also adopted observations, including calls for the Court to keep it updated on audit methodology changes.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The European Parliament grants discharge to the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2024, and sets out observations in a resolution.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2149(DEC) · Discharge procedure
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 September 2026 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 9 September 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 2 March 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 24 March 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 29 April 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Pasquale TRIDICO (The Left)
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
- 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
Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers
- Decision Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 Resolution · report by Dick Erixon 28 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 Resolution · report by Julien Sanchez 28 Apr 2026 Rejected
- Decision Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments Resolution · report by Monika Hohlmeier 28 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Budget decision · report by Daniel Freund 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Budget decision · report by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Ombudsman Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors”. Decision, 29 April 2026. votingId 191893, document A-10-2026-0052, reference 2025/2149(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/13 (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-2026-04-29-13,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-29},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/13}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/13},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 191893, document A-10-2026-0052, reference 2025/2149(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)}
}