2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Court of Justice of the European Union

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 17 September 2024
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2025
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 1 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

Cristian TERHEŞ (ECR)

Shadow rapporteurs

Caterina CHINNICI (EPP), Csaba MOLNÁR (S&D), Virginie JORON (Patriots), Gilles BOYER (Renew), Damian BOESELAGER (Greens), Pasquale TRIDICO (The Left), Alexander JUNGBLUTH (ESN)

Opinion: BUDG

Budgets

Opinion: AFCO

Constitutional Affairs

Opinion: REGI

Regional Development

Opinion: PECH

Fisheries

Opinion: SANT

Public Health

Opinion: INTA

International Trade

Opinion: ECON

Economic and Monetary Affairs

Opinion: IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Opinion: ENVI

Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Opinion: AFET

Foreign Affairs

Opinion: SEDE

Security and Defence

Opinion: AGRI

Agriculture and Rural Development

Opinion: LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Opinion: EMPL

Employment and Social Affairs

Opinion: DEVE

Development

Opinion: ITRE

Industry, Research and Energy

Opinion: TRAN

Transport and Tourism

Opinion: FEMM

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Opinion: CULT

Culture and Education

Opinion: JURI

Legal Affairs · rapporteur Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew)

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 541–97–26

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

2. 7 May 2025 Amendment 2 to paragraph 11

   Adopted 353–292–18

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

3. 7 May 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 1

   Adopted 423–81–147

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   Divided ÷

   S&D

   Abst. ○

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

4. 7 May 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 2

   Rejected 212–419–12

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

5. 7 May 2025 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 44

   Rejected 187–450–21

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

6. 7 May 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

   Adopted 485–113–61

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   Divided ÷

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

1. Adopted by Parliament7 May 2025

   Adopted text TA10-0080/2025 TA-10-2025-0080

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary1 Apr 2025

   Report A10-0050/2025 A-10-2025-0050

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft20 Jan 2025

   Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-764996

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (JURI), Opinion (JURI)

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0050/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0080/2025

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

   Adds a requirement that due process and fundamental rights be respected in Union budget investigations. Adds a new paragraph quoting Article 4(2) TEU on respecting Member States' national identities. Extends the call for broadcasting hearings to both courts and clarifies rules for judicial documents. The other changes are formal or wording: updated title, decimal separators, quotation marks, and terminology.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0050/2025

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

   The resolution now grants discharge without postponement and adds strong calls for monitoring member state compliance with CJEU rulings. Adds numerous provisions on ethics, transparency, and integrity, including independent ethics committee, recusal policy, and conflict-of-interest screening. Expands sections on gender balance, staff diversity, and multilingualism, with calls for annual reports and better representation. Strengthens cybersecurity and AI oversight, adding calls for human oversight, collaboration with EU agencies, and a robust cybersecurity strategy. Other changes are substantive updates to figures, added welcomes for environmental and training efforts, and new paragraphs on traineeships and cooperation.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2022

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 - Court of Justice of the European Union”. Dossier, 7 May 2025. procId 2024-2022, reference 2024/2022(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2022 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2022(DEC). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2022 (CC BY 4.0).

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