2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Committee of the Regions

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 17 September 2024
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2025
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 28 March 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

Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI (ECR)

Shadow rapporteurs

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

Opinion: ITRE

Industry, Research and Energy

Opinion: BUDG

Budgets

Opinion: DEVE

Development

Opinion: JURI

Legal Affairs

Opinion: CULT

Culture and Education

Opinion: LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Opinion: TRAN

Transport and Tourism

Opinion: ENVI

Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Opinion: PECH

Fisheries

Opinion: AFET

Foreign Affairs

Opinion: SEDE

Security and Defence

Opinion: AFCO

Constitutional Affairs

Opinion: IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Opinion: EMPL

Employment and Social Affairs

Opinion: FEMM

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Opinion: REGI

Regional Development

Opinion: SANT

Public Health

Opinion: AGRI

Agriculture and Rural Development

Opinion: INTA

International Trade

Opinion: ECON

Economic and Monetary Affairs

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 549–97–18

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

2. 7 May 2025 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1

   Rejected 130–497–36

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   Divided ÷

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

3. 7 May 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

   Adopted 548–110–9

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

4. 7 May 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 1

   Rejected 200–449–13

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

1. Adopted by Parliament7 May 2025

   Adopted text TA10-0083/2025 TA-10-2025-0083

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary28 Mar 2025

   Report A10-0046/2025 A-10-2025-0046

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft15 Jan 2025

   Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-764992

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0046/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0083/2025

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

   The versions differ only in formal points: the title is updated, regulation names are added, and punctuation and formatting are corrected.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0046/2025

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

   The decision on granting discharge is postponed, and the resolution adds numerous calls for stronger regional involvement, cost-efficiency, and digital transformation. Several paragraphs express concern or regret about budget increases, staff issues, and lack of balance, with recommendations for improvement. New paragraphs on gender balance, diversity, and staff well-being are added, including specific targets and training recommendations. The other changes are formal or wording: corrections of typos, capitalization, and rephrasing without altering substance.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2026

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 - Committee of the Regions”. Dossier, 7 May 2025. procId 2024-2026, reference 2024/2026(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2026 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2026(DEC). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2026 (CC BY 4.0).

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