Decision

Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission

Effect: Discharge decision adopted
Result: 418 for · 207 against · 14 abstained roll call
Date: 29 April 2026, 13:16–13:29
Kind: Budget decision

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Margin: by a large majority
Counts are for: the proposal for a discharge decision
Text: Report A-10-2026-0085
Dossier: 2025/2145(DEC)
Source: Committee report by Daniel Freund
Topics: EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 98 votes · 38 roll calls · 34 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 12 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 29 April 2026
Final vote: 190729

Margin: by a large majority
Counts are for: the proposal for a discharge decision
Text: Report A-10-2026-0085
Dossier: 2025/2145(DEC)
Source: Committee report by Daniel Freund
Topics: EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 98 votes · 38 roll calls · 34 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 12 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 29 April 2026
Final vote: 190729

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Members on the final vote

Result

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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 34 amendments (2 adopted, 32 rejected) and 61 parts of the text voted on separately (38 adopted, 23 rejected).

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

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 31	Against 3	Abst. 4	No vote 8 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.72
Greens	For 45	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 122	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 13 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 63	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 14 of 77	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 155	Against 2	Abst. 1	No vote 27 of 185	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.97
ECR	For 0	Against 74	Abst. 7	No vote 0 of 81	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.87
Patriots	For 0	Against 78	Abst. 0	No vote 7 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
ESN	For 0	Against 27	Abst. 0	No vote 0 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 2	Against 23	Abst. 2	No vote 3 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 17

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 · 3 voted against, 4 abstained of 38 who voted
Voted against (3)
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
Abstained (4)
- Anja HAZEKAMP Netherlands
- Irene MONTERO Spain
- Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ Spain
- Nikos PAPPAS Greece
EPP line For · 2 voted against, 1 abstained of 158 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Christian EHLER Germany
- Miriam LEXMANN Slovakia
Abstained (1)
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
ECR line Against · 7 abstained of 81 who voted
Abstained (7)
- Assita KANKO Belgium
- Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI Poland
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT Belgium
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
- Reinis POZŅAKS Latvia
- Rihards KOLS Latvia
- Roberts ZĪLE Latvia

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	4	3	0	0.52
Bulgaria	11	4	0	2	0.60
Cyprus	3	2	0	1	—
Czechia	6	14	0	1	0.55
Germany	65	22	2	7	0.60
Denmark	11	2	1	1	0.68
Estonia	6	1	0	0	—
Spain	42	7	2	9	0.74
Finland	14	1	0	0	0.90
France	41	34	0	6	0.32
Greece	12	7	1	1	0.40
Croatia	7	1	0	4	—
Hungary	2	9	0	10	0.73
Ireland	14	0	0	0	1.00
Italy	34	31	0	11	0.28
Lithuania	8	3	0	0	0.59
Luxembourg	5	1	0	0	—
Latvia	4	1	3	1	—
Malta	2	0	0	4	—
Netherlands	18	9	1	3	0.46
Poland	26	25	1	1	0.25
Portugal	18	3	0	0	0.79
Romania	18	8	0	7	0.54
Sweden	15	3	0	3	0.75
Slovenia	9	0	0	0	—
Slovakia	0	9	0	6	—

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	Speeches1	29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Arno BAUSEMER Germany	ESN	Speeches1	29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against

All votes on this decision, 98

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	Proposals for decisions	Counted	389 for, 255 against, 3 abstained Adopted
2	Proposals for decisions	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Paragraph 2 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘for sound financial management of the Union budget and that the Commission has a wide range of instruments at its disposal to ensure respect for these principles; notes with serious concern the continued backsliding with regard to the rule of law and systemic corruption and attacks on fundamental rights in several Member States, with direct implications for the sound management of Union funds, notes that the lack of Union funds has an alarming effect on the provision of public services; highlights in particular the deteriorating situation in Hungary, marked by widespread corruption and entrenched oligarchic networks, which requires continued attention; deplores that, while problems persist or worsen, the pressure exerted by the Commission to induce meaningful reforms has diminished as the amounts of funds that remain frozen are decreasing; stresses that the Commission needs to move beyond monitoring and to make full and consistent use of the available instruments to suspend or protect Union funding where rule of law deficiencies affect sound financial management in all Member States concerned;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Proposals for decisions	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Paragraph 2 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘for sound financial management of the Union budget and that the Commission has a wide range of instruments at its disposal to ensure respect for these principles; notes with serious concern the continued backsliding with regard to the rule of law and systemic corruption and attacks on fundamental rights in several Member States, with direct implications for the sound management of Union funds, notes that the lack of Union funds has an alarming effect on the provision of public services; highlights in particular the deteriorating situation in Hungary, marked by widespread corruption and entrenched oligarchic networks, which requires continued attention; deplores that, while problems persist or worsen, the pressure exerted by the Commission to induce meaningful reforms has diminished as the amounts of funds that remain frozen are decreasing; stresses that the Commission needs to move beyond monitoring and to make full and consistent use of the available instruments to suspend or protect Union funding where rule of law deficiencies affect sound financial management in all Member States concerned;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Counted	492 for, 141 against, 11 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
5	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected
6	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Show of hands	Adopted
7	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 3 – Am 9	Roll call	194 for, 444 against, 15 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
8	Amendment 31 to paragraph 6 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 6 – Am 31	Roll call	212 for, 437 against, 5 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
9	Separate vote on paragraph 7	Show of hands	Rejected
10	Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 7 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 7 – Am 10	Roll call	200 for, 433 against, 16 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
11	Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 7 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 7 – Am 30	Roll call	225 for, 420 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
12	Amendment 11 to paragraph 9 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 9 – Am 11	Roll call	204 for, 423 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
13	Amendment 36 to paragraph 9 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 9 – Am 36	Roll call	214 for, 378 against, 49 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
14	Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 11 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 11 – Am 12	Roll call	175 for, 446 against, 29 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
15	Separate vote on paragraph 13	Show of hands	Rejected
16	Amendment 32 to paragraph 13 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 13 – Am 32	Roll call	204 for, 444 against, 5 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
17	Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 13 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 13 – Am 13	Roll call	211 for, 437 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
18	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13	Show of hands	Rejected
19	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13	Show of hands	Rejected
20	Amendment 3 to paragraph 14 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 14 – Am 3	Roll call	179 for, 464 against, 13 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
21	Paragraph 14 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Notes that, under the Treaties, civil society organisations are legitimate beneficiaries of Union funding and frequently support the attainment of Union objectives;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
22	Paragraph 14 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘stresses that budgetary control, safeguards and transparency requirements must be applied in a neutral, proportionate and evidence-based way, with due regard for legal certainty; highlights that selective transparency can undermine confidence in the discharge process, and that effective scrutiny requires the consistent application of comparable standards to all beneficiaries; takes note of the Scrutiny Working Group established within Parliament in this regard;'	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
23	Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 14 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 14 – Am 14	Roll call	200 for, 439 against, 15 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
24	Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 14 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 14 – Am 15	Roll call	203 for, 442 against, 6 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
25	Paragraph 15 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and highlights that CSOs may receive support from Union funds,’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
26	Paragraph 15 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
27	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 15 – Am 7	Roll call	217 for, 433 against, 7 abstained Rejected
28	Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 15 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 15 – Am 16	Roll call	194 for, 451 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
29	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16	Counted	153 for, 459 against, 35 abstained Rejected
30	Separate vote on paragraph 20, point i	Show of hands	Adopted
31	Amendment 47 to paragraph 20, point vi A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 20, point vi – Am 47	Roll call	199 for, 448 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
32	Amendment 48 to paragraph 20, point vii A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 20, point vii – Am 48	Roll call	238 for, 409 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
33	Amendment 49 to paragraph 20, point x A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 20, point x – Am 49	Roll call	209 for, 430 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
34	Separate vote on paragraph 30	Show of hands	Rejected
35	Separate vote on paragraph 46	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
36	Paragraph 46 — part 2 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 46/2 Part voted on: “stresses that, in the context of rising debt levels, the development of genuine new own resources is essential to prevent debt servicing costs from crowding out priorities under future multiannual financial frameworks;”	Roll call	364 for, 262 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
37	Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 47 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 47 – Am 25	Roll call	142 for, 494 against, 16 abstained Rejected
38	Separate vote on paragraph 56 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 56	Roll call	367 for, 265 against, 17 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
39	Amendment 35 to paragraph 68 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 68 – Am 35	Roll call	154 for, 455 against, 49 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
40	Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 81 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 81 – Am 17	Roll call	190 for, 443 against, 19 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
41	Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 86 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 86 – Am 18	Roll call	205 for, 441 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
42	Paragraph 103 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘the findings in the 2025 Rule of Law Report regarding the rule of law situation in Hungary,’ and ‘and the continuous reporting by the Hungarian Integrity Authority of obstacles in fulfilling its oversight tasks effectively;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
43	Paragraph 103 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Counted	440 for, 199 against, 9 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
44	Paragraph 104 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘reminds that on 25 March 2024, the European Parliament brought an action before the Court of Justice in order to review the legality of the Commission decision,’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
45	Paragraph 104 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
46	Paragraph 105 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Notes that from the EUR 19,8 billion allocations under the CPR, initially blocked due to fundamental rights concerns, only EUR 7,6 billion remain blocked for the Hungarian government in January 2026; further notes that from the EUR 6,4 billion initially blocked under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation because of rule of law and corruption concerns, EUR 1 and 1,1 billion have been decommitted at the end of 2024 and 2025 respectively;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
47	Paragraph 105 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “expresses deep concern that, while the rule law continues to deteriorate and corruption flourishes through entrenched oligarchic networks in Hungary, the amount of Union funds that remains frozen due to rule of law and corruption concerns decreases, and consequently, the pressure applied by the Commission on the Hungarian government to make reforms shrinks constantly;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
48	Paragraph 106 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Notes the requests by the Hungarian government on 28 and 29 March 2025 to transfer EUR 545 million from two cohesion programmes to new priorities under the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), of which EUR 395 million from funds frozen”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
49	Paragraph 106 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘due to the failure to meet the horizontal enabling condition under the Charter of Fundamental Rights; deeply regrets the Commission’s approval of the amendments on 25 September 2025, that despite again blocking reimbursements for the new STEP priorities due to non-compliance with Charter requirements, nevertheless gave the Hungarian government access to EUR 317,3 million in pre-financing; reaffirms that the reallocation or reshuffling of frozen appropriations to other programmes or objectives would signal to governments non-compliant with Union values and with their obligations to protect the Union’s financial interests that losses can be offset elsewhere; recalls its position that funds suspended pursuant to the Conditionality Regulation or due to non-fulfilment of horizontal enabling conditions should not be eligible for programme amendments or transfers; calls, therefore, on the Commission to exercise its right of initiative and propose measures to close any existing loopholes in the Union’s legislative framework that may enable governments to transfer funds suspended due to breaches of their rule of law or other Charter of Fundamental Rights obligations, and ensure that any future funding instruments are proofed for circumvention;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
50	Paragraph 107 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Notes that MOL Plc, a publicly listed Hungarian petrochemical conglomerate, is effectively controlled through three so-called public interest trusts affiliated with the Hungarian Government, each holding a 10 % share; recalls that Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506 of 15 December 2022 prohibits the Commission from entering into new legal commitments, under direct or indirect management, with Hungarian public interest trusts and entities maintained by them when implementing the Union budget;'	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
51	Paragraph 107 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘notes with concern that at least one funding agreement appears to have been concluded between the Commission and MOL after the adoption of that Decision; takes note of the Commission’s reply that it is investigating the matter, and expects the Commission to provide the discharge authority without delay with a clear explanation of how such a commitment could have been signed;'	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
52	Paragraph 108 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Notes that the Hungarian government is set to receive the third-largest allocation under the SAFE instrument, amounting to EUR 16,2 billion, intended to support major defence-industry investments;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
53	Paragraph 108 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘recalls that the Commission has the power to withhold approval of national defence investment plans under SAFE where there are concerns regarding the protection of the Union’s financial interests; notes that the Hungarian government recently sold a controlling 75 %+1 vote majority stake in its state defence-industry holding to 4iG, a company widely seen as close to the government; strongly warns that, in light of the continued deterioration of the rule of law, persistent corruption risks and systemic weaknesses in oversight as described above, the Union’s financial interests cannot be considered adequately protected if SAFE funding were to be disbursed to the Hungarian government without, at the very least, setting strict conditions that must be met prior to any disbursement of funds;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
54	Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 108 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 108 – Am 37	Roll call	198 for, 440 against, 16 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
55	Paragraph 109 — part 1 of 4 Part voted on: ‘Highlights with alarm that since the 2024 Rule of Law Report, Slovakia adopted a series of amendments to the Criminal Code, passed in the second half of 2024, including the closure of specialised anti-corruption entities, the National Crime Agency and the Special Prosecutor’s Office, which resulted in delays in investigations transferred to other bodies and significant drops in the number of corruption cases;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Renew
56	Paragraph 109 — part 2 of 4 Part voted on: ‘notes with concern Slovakia’s Government plan to replace the current office for whistleblowers with an institution whose chair would be appointed directly by the parliamentary speaker, which risks politicising the office, aligning its work with the Government’s priorities, scaling back protection of whistleblowers, and undercutting scrutiny of how the Government handles Union funds;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Renew
57	Paragraph 109 — part 3 of 4 Part voted on: 'stresses that these developments pose an increased, substantial risk to the sound financial management of the Union budget; emphasises that the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation is not limited to last-resort measures,’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Renew
58	Paragraph 109 — part 4 of 4 Part voted on: ‘but also allows for early action with partial suspensions where rule of law breaches are identified that pose a serious risk to the sound financial management of the Union budget; fully supports the Commission’s decision and calls on the Commission to start the first step of the conditionality mechanism and to launch an infringement proceeding regarding this matter;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Renew
59	Amendment 50 to paragraph 117 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 117 – Am 50	Roll call	198 for, 445 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
60	Paragraph 117 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘considers that Union support for media can contribute to strengthening media pluralism and informed public debate across the Union, provided that strict safeguards are in place to ensure full editorial independence and transparency;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
61	Paragraph 117 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
62	Separate vote on paragraph 120, point vii	Show of hands	Rejected
63	Amendment 39 to paragraph 120, after point vii A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 120, after point vii – Am 39	Roll call	198 for, 441 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
64	Separate vote on paragraph 120, point ix	Show of hands	Adopted
65	Separate vote on paragraph 157	Show of hands	Rejected
66	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 157	Show of hands	Rejected
67	Separate vote on paragraph 158	Show of hands	Rejected
68	Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 160, after point vii – Am 40	Roll call	362 for, 269 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
69	Separate vote on paragraph 160, point xvi	Show of hands	Rejected
70	Separate vote on paragraph 170	Show of hands	Rejected
71	Amendment 51 to paragraph 171 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 171 – Am 51	Roll call	268 for, 373 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
72	Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 172 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 172 – Am 52	Roll call	355 for, 263 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
73	Amendment 53 to paragraph 173 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 173 – Am 53	Roll call	237 for, 405 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
74	Separate vote on paragraph 177, point iii	Show of hands	Rejected
75	Separate vote on paragraph 177, point vii	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested bysplit: ECR
76	Paragraph 177, point vii — part 2 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 177, point vii/2 Part voted on: “and the principle of non-refoulement;”	Roll call	446 for, 193 against, 15 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
77	Separate vote on paragraph 200	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byseparate: Renew
78	Separate vote on paragraph 200	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
79	Separate vote on paragraph 201	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byseparate: Renew
80	Separate vote on paragraph 201	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
81	Amendment 56 to paragraph 202 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 202 – Am 56	Roll call	164 for, 409 against, 84 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
82	Separate vote on paragraph 202	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: Renew
83	Paragraph 205 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘Hungarian’ (twice)”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
84	Paragraph 205 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
85	Paragraph 206 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Notes that Commissioners exercise significant political and regulatory authority and their conduct must therefore reflect the highest standards of independence, transparency, accountability, and ethical behaviour; stresses that strict adherence to the Code of Conduct for Members of the European Commission is essential to safeguarding the integrity, credibility, and democratic legitimacy of the Union’s executive; underlines that full compliance with the Code of Conduct is also indispensable to preventing conflicts of interest, avoiding undue influence, and ensuring that decisions are taken solely in the European interest;'	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
86	Paragraph 206 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “considers that, taken together, the past serious and prolonged management failures in DG NEAR, the provision of inaccurate information to Parliament in the context of the discharge procedure, and the additional concerns relating to conduct and independence outlined above demonstrate a pattern that is incompatible with the standards of accountability, reliability and sound administration required of a Member of the Commission;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Patriots
87	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 212	Show of hands	Rejected
88	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 216	Show of hands	Rejected
89	Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 226 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 226 – Am 20	Roll call	199 for, 402 against, 40 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
90	Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 237 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 237 – Am 21	Roll call	200 for, 440 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
91	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 237	Show of hands	Rejected
92	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 247, point iii	Counted	114 for, 516 against, 11 abstained Rejected
93	Separate vote on paragraph 247, point iv	Show of hands	Rejected
94	Amendment 28 to paragraph 247, after point iv A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 247, after point iv – Am 28	Roll call	179 for, 384 against, 89 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
95	Separate vote on paragraph 247, after point iv	Show of hands	Rejected
96	Amendment 45 to paragraph 253 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – § 253 – Am 45D	Roll call	187 for, 453 against, 15 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
97	Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 253 A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – After § 253 – Am 46	Roll call	196 for, 441 against, 16 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
98	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0085/2026 – Daniel Freund – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	418 for, 207 against, 14 abstained Adopted

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Report A-10-2026-0085

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Parliament voted on granting discharge for the EU's 2024 general budget, covering the Commission and several executive agencies.

The discharge was approved, meaning the spending is formally accepted.

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This committee report proposes granting discharge to the Commission and several executive agencies for the 2024 EU budget, and closing the accounts of the general budget and the European Development Funds.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2145(DEC) · Discharge procedure

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

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 24 March 2026 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 10 April 2026 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 29 April 2026 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Rapporteur: Daniel FREUND (Greens)

Connections

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

Show 27 connections: Running issue: Annual budget discharge procedure · Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission · Other decisions of the part-session on CONT dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

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

Running issue: Von der Leyen Commission

Issue Von der Leyen Commission Running issue · EU initiative 29 Apr 2026
Decision Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Resolution · report by Dainius Žalimas 29 Apr 2026 Adopted
Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 22 Jan 2026 Rejected
Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Rejected
Decision Motion of censure on the Commission Resolution · motion for a resolution 10 Jul 2025 Rejected

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 – 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 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

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Decision Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Resolution · report by Dainius Žalimas 29 Apr 2026 Adopted
Decision Banking Union – annual report 2025 Resolution · report by Evelyn Regner 30 Apr 2026 Adopted
Decision Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response Resolution · motion for a resolution 20 May 2026 Adopted
Decision Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime Resolution · report by Jean-Marc Germain, Monika Hohlmeier 18 Dec 2025 Adopted
Decision Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations New EU law · report by Loránt Vincze, Charles Goerens 21 Oct 2025 Passed

Sources & citation

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

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/9
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission”. Decision, 29 April 2026. votingId 190729, document A-10-2026-0085, reference 2025/2145(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-RCV_EN.html; 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-2026-04-29-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-29},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 190729, document A-10-2026-0085, reference 2025/2145(DEC). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-RCV\_EN.html, 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)}
}