Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 9 September 2025
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 24 March 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 10 April 2026
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 29 April 2026
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

Daniel FREUND (Greens)

Shadow rapporteurs

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (EPP), Eero HEINÄLUOMA (S&D), Virginie JORON (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA (ECR), Olivier CHASTEL (Renew), Pasquale TRIDICO (The Left)

Opinion: DEVE

Development · rapporteur Charles GOERENS (Renew)

Opinion: AFET

Foreign Affairs · rapporteur Evin INCIR (S&D)

Opinion: ECON

Economic and Monetary Affairs

Opinion: INTA

International Trade

Opinion: EMPL

Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Romana TOMC (EPP)

Opinion: AFCO

Constitutional Affairs

Opinion: IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Opinion: CULT

Culture and Education · rapporteur Hélder SOUSA SILVA (EPP)

Opinion: LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur Evin INCIR (S&D)

Opinion: ENVI

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

Opinion: BUDG

Budgets

Opinion: JURI

Legal Affairs

Opinion: REGI

Regional Development · rapporteur Gabriella GERZSENYI (EPP)

Opinion: TRAN

Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Gheorghe FALCĂ (EPP)

Opinion: AGRI

Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)

Opinion: FEMM

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · rapporteur Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE (Renew)

Opinion: SANT

Public Health · rapporteur Kateřina KONEČNÁ (No group)

Opinion: ITRE

Industry, Research and Energy

Opinion: SEDE

Security and Defence

Opinion: PECH

Fisheries

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. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 108

   Rejected 198–440–16

   The Left

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   Greens

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   EPP

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   ECR

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   Patriots

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   ESN

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2. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 50 to paragraph 117

   Rejected 198–445–11

   The Left

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3. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 39 to paragraph 120, after point vii

   Rejected 198–441–17

   The Left

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4. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 40 to paragraph 160, after point vii

   Adopted 362–269–20

   The Left

   Divided ÷

   Greens

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   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

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5. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 51 to paragraph 171

   Rejected 268–373–11

   The Left

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   Greens

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   EPP

   Divided ÷

   ECR

   For ✓

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   ESN

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6. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 172

   Adopted 355–263–10

   The Left

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   ESN

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7. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 53 to paragraph 173

   Rejected 237–405–7

   The Left

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8. 29 Apr 2026 Paragraph 177, point vii — part 2

   Adopted 446–193–15

   The Left

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9. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 56 to paragraph 202

   Rejected 164–409–84

   The Left

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10. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 226

    Rejected 199–402–40

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11. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 237

    Rejected 200–440–9

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12. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 28 to paragraph 247, after point iv

    Rejected 179–384–89

    The Left

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13. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 45 to paragraph 253

    Rejected 187–453–15

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14. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 253

    Rejected 196–441–16

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15. 29 Apr 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

    Adopted 418–207–14

    The Left

    For ✓

    Greens

    For ✓

    S&D

    For ✓

    Renew

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    EPP

    For ✓

    ECR

    Against ✗

    Patriots

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    ESN

    Against ✗

Show all 38 votes (the final votes and the latest other votes are shown: 15)

1. Adopted by Parliament29 Apr 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0125/2026 TA-10-2026-0125

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary10 Apr 2026

   Report A10-0085/2026 A-10-2026-0085

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft20 Jan 2026

   Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-778123

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

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0085/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0125/2026

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

   Adds a paragraph on protecting children's rights and addressing the deportation of Ukrainian children, and a paragraph honouring a Polish border guard and supporting frontline member states. Changes references to the Court of Auditors and the Court of Justice, affecting audit access and transparency provisions. Adds a call for measures to mitigate the EU-Mercosur agreement's impact on European agriculture. Renumbers several paragraphs and subparagraphs, and makes minor wording changes in paragraphs 7, 80, and 233. The other changes are formal: updated headings, titles, and procedure references for the decisions and resolution.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0085/2026

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

   Grants discharge and approves closure of accounts for the European Development Funds instead of postponing. Strengthens rule-of-law and transparency demands, including on Hungary, Czechia, and Commission integrity. Adds calls for increased research funding, defence support, and technology-neutral approaches. Updates RRF provisions on final recipients, audit access, and fraud reporting, with more enforcement. Other changes are formal or wording: renumbering, terminology, and rephrasing without altering substance.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2145

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 (2026). “Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Commission”. Dossier, 29 April 2026. procId 2025-2145, reference 2025/2145(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2145 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2145(DEC). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2145 (CC BY 4.0).

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