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2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor

Reference
2024/2028(DEC) Discharge procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 8 October 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Budgetary Control CONT
More facts (6)
Rapporteur
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
JURI, LIBE

Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  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.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Budgetary Control CONT
Opinion: JURI
Legal Affairs
Opinion: LIBE
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (EPP)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
7 May 2025Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor BudgetDischarge decision adopted564 for, 61 against, 43 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

Export

Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

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).

  1. 7 May 2025 Final vote

    Adopted 564–61–43

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Abst.
  2. Rejected 118–507–33

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Divided
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  3. Adopted 548–74–42

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Abst.
Add members’ columns
The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament7 May 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0085/2025 TA-10-2025-0085

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary1 Apr 2025

    Report A10-0053/2025 A-10-2025-0053

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft17 Dec 2024

    Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-764990

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0085/2025: Parliament grants the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge for the 2023 budget and adopts a resolution with observations on budget management, HR, ethics, digitalisation, and interinstitutional cooperation.
  • Report A10-0053/2025: Parliament grants discharge to the European Data Protection Supervisor for the 2023 budget and adopts a resolution with observations. The resolution notes budget implementation, staffing, and calls for improvements in transparency, gender balance, and environmental practices.
  • Draft report (CONT): This draft report proposes granting the European Data Protection Supervisor discharge for the 2023 budget, with observations in a resolution. It notes budget implementation, performance, and challenges.

Report a problem

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

What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0053/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0085/2025

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

    The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: typographical fixes, punctuation adjustments, and citation updates.

    Read the changes · Report a problem

    Compare the two versions

  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0053/2025

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

    Adds calls for the EDPS to avoid inadmissible legal actions, cooperate with institutions, and finalise investigations on time. Adds concerns about mission costs and transparency, urging assessment and use of video-conferencing. Adds calls for gender parity, geographical balance, and mandatory ethics training in HR section. Adds calls for transparency on conflicts of interest, Transparency Register membership, and cybersecurity reporting. Adds calls for EMAS adoption and cooperation on fraud detection, plus notes on OLAF and minors' data.

    Read the changes · Report a problem

    Compare the two versions

Timeline, 11

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 1 step · 8 Oct 2025
  1. 8 October 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 4 steps · 1 Apr 2025–7 May 2025
  1. 7 May 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 7 May 2025 Adopted text TA10-0085/2025Report A10-0053/2025

  2. 6 May 2025

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 6 May 2025 Council / Commission text C10-0067/2024Council / Commission text C10-0068/2024Council / Commission text C10-0069/2024Council / Commission text C10-0070/2024Council / Commission text C10-0071/2024Council / Commission text C10-0072/2024Council / Commission text C10-0073/2024Council / Commission text C10-0074/2024Council / Commission text C10-0075/2024Council / Commission text C10-0076/2024Council / Commission text C10-0077/2024Council / Commission text C10-0078/2024Council / Commission text C10-0079/2024Report A10-0046/2025Report A10-0047/2025Report A10-0050/2025Report A10-0051/2025Report A10-0052/2025Report A10-0053/2025Report A10-0054/2025Report A10-0055/2025Report A10-0056/2025Report A10-0062/2025Report A10-0065/2025Report A10-0069/2025Report A10-0074/2025

  3. 30 April 2025

    4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–2Amendment 3Amendment 4

  4. 1 April 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0053/2025

Committee stage 6 steps · 17 Sept 2024–18 Mar 2025
  1. 18 March 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 10 February 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (CONT)

  3. 6 February 2025

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (LIBE)

  4. 17 December 2024

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (CONT)

  5. 13 November 2024

    Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (LIBE)

  6. 17 September 2024

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) give an opinion.

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Sources & citation

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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor”. Dossier, 7 May 2025. procId 2024-2028, reference 2024/2028(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2028 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2028(DEC). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2028 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2028,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2028}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2028},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2028, reference 2024/2028(DEC). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2028(DEC). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}