Dossier · Discharge procedure

Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

Reference: 2026/2080(DEC) Discharge procedure
Where it stands: Referred to CONT (Budgetary Control) on 15 September 2026; no report yet.
Stage: First reading
Lead committee: Budgetary Control CONT

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Rapporteur: Giuseppe LUPO
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: None yet
Opinions from: ECON, AFET, REGI, BUDG, IMCO, ENVI, JURI, INTA, LIBE, SANT, AFCO, ITRE, PECH, FEMM, SEDE, EMPL, AGRI, CULT, DEVE, TRAN

Rapporteur: Giuseppe LUPO
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: None yet
Opinions from: ECON, AFET, REGI, BUDG, IMCO, ENVI, JURI, INTA, LIBE, SANT, AFCO, ITRE, PECH, FEMM, SEDE, EMPL, AGRI, CULT, DEVE, TRAN

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Referred to committee (done) 15 September 2026
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Lead committee: Budgetary Control CONT
Rapporteur: Giuseppe LUPO (S&D)
Shadow rapporteurs: Paulo CUNHA (EPP), Virginie JORON (Patriots), Dick ERIXON (ECR), Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (Renew), Rasmus NORDQVIST (Greens), Jonas SJÖSTEDT (The Left)
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Opinion: AFET: Foreign Affairs
Opinion: REGI: Regional Development
Opinion: BUDG: Budgets
Opinion: IMCO: Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Opinion: ENVI: Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Opinion: JURI: Legal Affairs
Opinion: INTA: International Trade
Opinion: LIBE: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Opinion: SANT: Public Health
Opinion: AFCO: Constitutional Affairs
Opinion: ITRE: Industry, Research and Energy
Opinion: PECH: Fisheries
Opinion: FEMM: Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Opinion: SEDE: Security and Defence
Opinion: EMPL: Employment and Social Affairs
Opinion: AGRI: Agriculture and Rural Development
Opinion: CULT: Culture and Education
Opinion: DEVE: Development
Opinion: TRAN: Transport and Tourism

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Committee stage 1 step · 15 Sept 2026

15 September 2026

Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

The lead committee prepares the report; ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), AFET (Foreign Affairs), REGI (Regional Development), BUDG (Budgets), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), JURI (Legal Affairs), INTA (International Trade), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), SANT (Public Health), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), PECH (Fisheries), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), SEDE (Security and Defence), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), CULT (Culture and Education), DEVE (Development), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2080
Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2026/2080(DEC)
Data source: European Parliament Open Data
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - European Parliament”. Dossier. reference 2026/2080(DEC). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2080 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2026/2080(DEC), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026%2F2080(DEC). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).

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@misc{epw-dossier-2026-2080,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - European Parliament}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2080}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-2080},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2026/2080(DEC). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026\%2F2080(DEC). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}