What changed

PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION

– having regard to Rule 133 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A100000/2025),(A10-0149/2025),

A. whereas, by letter of 2 June 2025, the Council consulted Parliament on the nomination of Stef Blok as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

C. whereas the committee subsequently held a hearing with Stef Blok on 15 July 2025, at which he made an opening statement and then answered questions put by the members of the committee;

1. Delivers a favourable / an unfavourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of Stef Blok as a Member of the Court of Auditors;

2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, to the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.

ANNEX 1: CURRICULUM VITAE OF STEF BLOK

ANNEX 2: REPLIES BY STEF BLOK TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE

– What are your current personal arrangements in terms of number of days of presence in Luxembourg? Do you plan to change these arrangements? I have bought an apartment in Luxembourg and I spend my whole working week in Luxembourg. I intend to maintain these arrangements.

ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

INFORMATION ON ADOPTION IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Date adopted

15.7.2025

Result of final vote

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21

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Members present for the final vote

Georgios Aftias, Gilles Boyer, José Cepeda, Caterina Chinnici, Tamás Deutsch, Dick Erixon, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Esteban González Pons, Niclas Herbst, Monika Hohlmeier, Ondřej Knotek, Kinga Kollár, Giuseppe Lupo, Marit Maij, Jacek Protas, Julien Sanchez, Carla Tavares, Cristian Terheş, Pasquale Tridico, Tomáš Zdechovský

Substitutes present for the final vote

Maria Grapini, Eero Heinäluoma, Rudi Kennes, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Annamária Vicsek

Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote

David Cormand