2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 17 September 2024
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 8 April 2025
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 23 April 2025
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 7 May 2025
5. ✓ Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament checks how an EU institution or agency spent a past year’s budget and signs it off — or refuses to.

Lead committee

Budgetary Control CONT

Rapporteur

Niclas HERBST (EPP)

Shadow rapporteurs

José CEPEDA (S&D), Tamás DEUTSCH (Patriots), Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI (ECR), Olivier CHASTEL (Renew), Daniel FREUND (Greens), Pasquale TRIDICO (The Left), Alexander JUNGBLUTH (ESN)

Opinion: ITRE

Industry, Research and Energy

Opinion: JURI

Legal Affairs

Opinion: SANT

Public Health

Opinion: IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Opinion: AFET

Foreign Affairs · rapporteur Michael GAHLER (EPP)

Opinion: ECON

Economic and Monetary Affairs

Opinion: SEDE

Security and Defence

Opinion: BUDG

Budgets

Opinion: ENVI

Environment, Climate and Food Safety · rapporteur MEP #257122 (S&D) former member

Opinion: DEVE

Development · rapporteur Charles GOERENS (Renew)

Opinion: INTA

International Trade

Opinion: EMPL

Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Romana TOMC (EPP)

Opinion: PECH

Fisheries

Opinion: FEMM

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · rapporteur Lina GÁLVEZ (S&D)

Opinion: AFCO

Constitutional Affairs

Opinion: LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (EPP)

Opinion: TRAN

Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Gheorghe FALCĂ (EPP)

Opinion: REGI

Regional Development · rapporteur Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ (Renew)

Opinion: AGRI

Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)

Opinion: CULT

Culture and Education · rapporteur Nela RIEHL (Greens)

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 7 May 2025 Final vote

   Adopted 412–245–5

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   Against ✗

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

2. 7 May 2025 Amendment 83, adding text after paragraph 152

   Rejected 200–439–8

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

3. 7 May 2025 Amendment 85 to paragraph 171, after point vi

   Rejected 212–431–11

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

4. 7 May 2025 Amendment 86 to paragraph 171, after point vi

   Rejected 208–438–8

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

5. 7 May 2025 Amendment 88, adding text after paragraph 179

   Rejected 207–443–13

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

6. 7 May 2025 Amendment 91, adding text after paragraph 183

   Rejected 225–387–28

   The Left

   Divided ÷

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

7. 7 May 2025 Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 185

   Adopted 287–239–135

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   Abst. ○

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

8. 7 May 2025 Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 186

   Rejected 186–263–214

   The Left

   Divided ÷

   Greens

   Abst. ○

   S&D

   Abst. ○

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

9. 7 May 2025 Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 224

   Rejected 248–352–54

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   Abst. ○

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

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   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

10. 7 May 2025 Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 236

    Rejected 284–311–67

    The Left

    For ✓

    Greens

    For ✓

    S&D

    For ✓

    Renew

    For ✓

    EPP

    Against ✗

    ECR

    Divided ÷

    Patriots

    Against ✗

    ESN

    Against ✗

11. 7 May 2025 Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 250

    Rejected 132–477–44

    The Left

    Against ✗

    Greens

    Against ✗

    S&D

    Against ✗

    Renew

    Against ✗

    EPP

    Against ✗

    ECR

    Divided ÷

    Patriots

    Divided ÷

    ESN

    For ✓

12. 7 May 2025 Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 251

    Rejected 251–354–49

    The Left

    For ✓

    Greens

    Abst. ○

    S&D

    Against ✗

    Renew

    Against ✗

    EPP

    Against ✗

    ECR

    For ✓

    Patriots

    For ✓

    ESN

    For ✓

13. 7 May 2025 Amendment 89 to paragraph 252, after point xiii

    Rejected 213–443–4

    The Left

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    Greens

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    S&D

    Against ✗

    Renew

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    EPP

    Against ✗

    ECR

    For ✓

    Patriots

    For ✓

    ESN

    For ✓

14. 7 May 2025 Amendment 90 to paragraph 252, after point xv

    Rejected 191–447–18

    The Left

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    Greens

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    S&D

    Against ✗

    Renew

    Against ✗

    EPP

    Against ✗

    ECR

    For ✓

    Patriots

    For ✓

    ESN

    For ✓

15. 7 May 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

    Adopted 443–202–21

    The Left

    For ✓

    Greens

    For ✓

    S&D

    For ✓

    Renew

    For ✓

    EPP

    For ✓

    ECR

    Against ✗

    Patriots

    Against ✗

    ESN

    Against ✗

Show all 66 votes (the final votes and the latest other votes are shown: 15)

1. Adopted by Parliament7 May 2025

   Adopted text TA10-0077/2025 TA-10-2025-0077

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary23 Apr 2025

   Report A10-0074/2025 A-10-2025-0074

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft16 Jan 2025

   Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-764988

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (CULT), Opinion (REGI), Opinion (ENVI), Draft opinion (REGI), Draft opinion (AFET), Draft opinion (EMPL), Opinion (AFET), Draft opinion (LIBE), Opinion (CULT), Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (FEMM), Opinion (FEMM), Draft opinion (TRAN), Draft opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (ENVI), Opinion (TRAN), Opinion (EMPL), Opinion (LIBE)

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0074/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0077/2025

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   Parliament adds new provisions on institutional integrity, foreign interference, and the European Public Prosecutor's Office, and on the 'Rearm EU' initiative and Russia as a State sponsor of terrorism. It adds new paragraphs on transparency of EU funding, including calls for additional resources for the Transparency Register secretariat and for implementing Court of Auditors recommendations on NGOs. It adds a paragraph on an investigation involving the former Commissioner for Justice and calls for cooperation with Belgian authorities. It adds 'anti-Christian' to the list of movements whose views are opposed to EU fundamental values. The other changes are formal or wording: updated titles and citations, expanded abbreviations, corrected punctuation and decimal separators, and rephrased passages.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0074/2025

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The main change is that Parliament postpones discharge decisions for the Commission, agencies, and EDFs for 2023 instead of granting them. The resolution adds strong concerns about error rates, debt, and rule of law, and calls for action plans and stricter controls. The resolution adds new sections on RRF transparency, double funding, and fraud detection, with calls for automated cross-checking and public databases. The resolution adds paragraphs on external action, including IPA III, UNRWA, and Global Gateway, with calls for transparency and conditionality. The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as renumbering and minor rephrasing.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2019

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2025). “2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission”. Dossier, 7 May 2025. procId 2024-2019, reference 2024/2019(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2019 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2019(DEC). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2019 (CC BY 4.0).

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