Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 9 September 2025
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 2 March 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 24 March 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

Pasquale TRIDICO (The Left)

Shadow rapporteurs

Caterina CHINNICI (EPP), Csaba MOLNÁR (S&D), Ondřej KNOTEK (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA (ECR), Olivier CHASTEL (Renew)

Opinion: ECON

Economic and Monetary Affairs

Opinion: ITRE

Industry, Research and Energy

Opinion: REGI

Regional Development

Opinion: SEDE

Security and Defence

Opinion: EMPL

Employment and Social Affairs

Opinion: AFET

Foreign Affairs

Opinion: DEVE

Development

Opinion: ENVI

Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Opinion: SANT

Public Health

Opinion: FEMM

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Opinion: IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Opinion: JURI

Legal Affairs

Opinion: CULT

Culture and Education

Opinion: AGRI

Agriculture and Rural Development

Opinion: AFCO

Constitutional Affairs

Opinion: PECH

Fisheries

Opinion: TRAN

Transport and Tourism

Opinion: LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Opinion: BUDG

Budgets

Opinion: INTA

International Trade

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 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1

   Adopted 529–105–11

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

2. 29 Apr 2026 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2

   Adopted 350–269–24

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   Abst. ○

3. 29 Apr 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

   Adopted 343–160–150

   The Left

   Abst. ○

   Greens

   Abst. ○

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   Divided ÷

   Patriots

   Divided ÷

   ESN

   Against ✗

1. Adopted by Parliament29 Apr 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0129/2026 TA-10-2026-0129

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary24 Mar 2026

   Report A10-0052/2026 A-10-2026-0052

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft16 Dec 2025

   Draft report (CONT) CONT-PR-778062

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0052/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0129/2026

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

   Adds a paragraph stressing the need for adequate resources for the Court of Auditors. Updates a staff gender statistic, changing the percentage of men from 47% to 46%. The other change is formal: the resolution heading is updated with the date and reference.

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   Compare the two versions

2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (CONT) → Report A10-0052/2026

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

   The motion now postpones the discharge decision instead of granting it, and adds calls for detailed spillover assessments, a performance compass, and further scrutiny of NGO funding. New paragraphs address the Court's audit approach for Joint Undertakings, training achievements, and its role in the anti-fraud architecture. The text adds concerns about burnout, recruitment, gender balance, and FENIX access, urging the Court to take corrective actions. Several paragraphs now include additional encouragements or calls for action on cost discipline, AI tools, and completing outstanding recommendations. The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as correcting references, terminology, and grammar.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2149

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 - Court of Auditors”. Dossier, 29 April 2026. procId 2025-2149, reference 2025/2149(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2149 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2149(DEC). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2149 (CC BY 4.0).

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