Decision
Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service
- Effect
- Discharge decision adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 29 April 2026, 13:53–13:56
- Kind
- Budget decision
More facts (9)
- Counts are for
- the proposal for a discharge decision
- Dossier
- 2025/2150(DEC)
- Source
- Committee report by Pasquale Tridico
- Topics
- EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 27 votes · 6 roll calls · 4 amendments
- Requested by
- Greens (1 split vote) · S&D (1 separate vote) · Renew (1 separate vote) · EPP (1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call, 3 split votes)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Final vote
- 191887
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 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 21 parts of the text voted on separately (14 adopted, 7 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, 27
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote Proposal for a decision | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Greens; separate: S&D |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens; separate: S&D |
Show the other 26 votesShow the other 24 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Greens; separate: S&D |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens; separate: S&D |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Greens; separate: S&D |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 6 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26 | Counted | 342 for, 209 against, 95 abstained Adopted | |
| 7 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 26 A10-0053/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 26 – Am 8 | Roll call | 164 for, 389 against, 94 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 8 | Paragraph 27 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘“green diplomacy” and’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 9 | Paragraph 27 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 285 for, 362 against, 3 abstained Rejected | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 10 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0053/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 27 – Am 9 | Roll call | 228 for, 264 against, 151 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 11 | Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0053/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 27 – Am 10 | Roll call | 211 for, 431 against, 6 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 12 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Patriots; separate: Renew |
| 13 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots; separate: Renew |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots; separate: Renew |
| 15 | Separate vote on paragraph 30 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: Patriots; separate: Renew |
| 16 | Separate vote on paragraph 30 | Counted | 483 for, 83 against, 74 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots; separate: Renew |
| 17 | Separate vote on paragraph 30 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots; separate: Renew |
| 18 | Separate vote on paragraph 31 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Renew |
| 19 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 33 A10-0053/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – § 33 – Am 1 | Roll call | 219 for, 418 against, 11 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 20 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 35 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 21 | Separate vote on paragraph 52 | Counted | 300 for, 238 against, 108 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 22 | Separate vote on paragraph 53 | Counted | 330 for, 281 against, 35 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 23 | Separate vote on paragraph 65 | Counted | 411 for, 163 against, 73 abstained Adopted | |
| 24 | Separate vote on paragraph 71 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots; separate: S&D |
| 25 | Separate vote on paragraph 71 A10-0053/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – § 71 | Roll call | 458 for, 178 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; separate: S&D |
| 26 | Separate vote on paragraph 73 | Counted | 281 for, 318 against, 57 abstained Rejected | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 27 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0053/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 429 for, 145 against, 76 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by ECR, Patriots · split votes by Greens, Patriots (3) · separate votes by S&D, Renew, EPP.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approved the discharge for the European External Action Service's implementation of the EU general budget for 2024.
This decision grants the High Representative discharge for the EEAS budget, based on the Court of Auditors' assurance that accounts are reliable and transactions legal.
The resolution accompanying the decision includes observations on the EEAS's budget management, such as noting a 100% commitment implementation rate and calling for continued efforts to reduce late payments.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament grants discharge to the High Representative for the EEAS budget for 2024, with observations in the resolution.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2150(DEC) · Discharge procedure
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service
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 · 26 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 – Court of Auditors 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 – European External Action Service”. Decision, 29 April 2026. votingId 191887, document A-10-2026-0053, reference 2025/2150(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/14 (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-2026-04-29-14,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-29},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/14}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/14},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 191887, document A-10-2026-0053, reference 2025/2150(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)}
}