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Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023

Reference
2024/2052(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands
Parliament adopted the text on 6 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Budgetary Control CONT
More facts (5)
Author
Ondřej KNOTEK
Shadow rapporteurs
7 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Versions
3 versions

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) 10 October 2024
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 8 April 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 23 April 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 6 May 2025
  5. Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

People

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

Lead committee
Budgetary Control CONT
Author
Ondřej KNOTEK (Patriots)

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
6 May 2025Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023 ResolutionsAdopted340 for, 162 against, 150 abstained by roll call

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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. Adopted 340–162–150

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Abst.
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Abst.
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
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Versions, 3

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament6 May 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0076/2025 TA-10-2025-0076

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  2. Tabled for plenary23 Apr 2025

    Report A10-0068/2025 A-10-2025-0068

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  3. Committee draft21 Feb 2025

    Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-769944

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0076/2025: Parliament's resolution on the EIB's 2023 financial activities acknowledges its performance, calls for more transparency, risk-taking in strategic areas, and better support for SMEs, housing, defence, and climate, while urging stronger oversight and accountability.
  • Report A10-0068/2025: This resolution on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 2023 acknowledges the EIB's performance and calls for increased risk-taking in strategic areas, simplified procedures, and enhanced transparency and accountability.
  • Draft report (CONT): This draft report on the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for 2023 assesses the EIB's performance, operations, and accountability, and makes recommendations for improvement.

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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 A10-0068/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0076/2025

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    Adds calls for greater transparency, including detailed Board minutes, public access to documents, and disclosure of final beneficiaries. Adds a call for an independent audit of risk-sharing instruments and a whistleblower protection policy. The other changes are formal: decimal commas replaced with points throughout.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0068/2025

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

    Expands the report's scope to the EIB Group, adding the EIF and new strategic priorities. Adds extensive new calls on defence, housing, agriculture, and critical raw materials. Strengthens oversight and transparency demands, including on conflicts of interest and ECA access. Introduces new paragraphs on financial performance, risk-taking, and the Northvolt case. The other changes are formal or wording updates, including renumbering and minor rephrasing.

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Timeline, 8

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

Plenary stage 4 steps · 23 Apr 2025–6 May 2025
  1. 6 May 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 6 May 2025 Report A10-0068/2025Adopted text TA10-0076/2025

  2. 5 May 2025

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 5 May 2025 Report A10-0068/2025

  3. 30 April 2025

    16 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    Amendments 1–10Amendments 11–12Amendments 13–16

  4. 23 April 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0068/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 10 Oct 2024–8 Apr 2025
  1. 8 April 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 27 March 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

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

    Amendments in committee (CONT)

  3. 21 February 2025

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (CONT)

  4. 10 October 2024

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023”. Dossier, 6 May 2025. procId 2024-2052, reference 2024/2052(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2052 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2052(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2052 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2052,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-06},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2052}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2052},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2052, reference 2024/2052(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2052(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}