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Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget

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

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 17 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 12 July 2023
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 14 December 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 21 December 2023
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 January 2024
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
CONT — Budgetary Control
Rapporteur
MEP #28224 PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #197482 IDMEP #240478 S&DMEP #28372 ECRMEP #204416 RenewDaniel FREUND Verts/ALELuke Ming FLANAGAN The Left
For opinion
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur MEP #197731 The LeftREGI — Regional Development AFET — Foreign Affairs

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0036/2024 17 January 2024 ✦ Parliament's resolution on transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) funded from the EU budget welcomes the role of NGOs but stresses that only those respecting EU rights and values should receive EU funding.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0446/2023 21 December 2023 ✦ Parliament's resolution on the transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) funded from the EU budget welcomes NGOs' role while stressing that only those respecting EU rights and values should get EU funding.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 18 October 2023 ✦ This draft report by Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control calls for stronger transparency and accountability for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) funded from the EU budget. It asks for a common EU definition of an NGO, better monitoring of funds passed to final beneficiaries, and an NGO regulation by 1 June 2024.

Committee opinions: Opinion (LIBE),Draft opinion (LIBE),Draft opinion (AFET),Opinion (AFET)

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 17 January 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 17 January 2024 📄 Report A9-0446/2023📄 Adopted text TA9-0036/2024
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 397 Against 134 Abstained 72

    Final vote — text as a whole at 13:00 · 66% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 6 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 6 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 1 12:59 A9-0446/2023 – Markus Pieper – Alternative motion for a resolution – Am 1
    Rejected
    2. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 24 12:59 A9-0446/2023 – Markus Pieper – After § 24 – Am 2
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 26 13:00 A9-0446/2023 – Markus Pieper – After § 26 – Am 3
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 47 13:00 A9-0446/2023 – Markus Pieper – After § 47 – Am 4
    Adopted
    5. Amendment 5 to paragraph 48 13:00 A9-0446/2023 – Markus Pieper – § 48 – Am 5
    Rejected
    6. Final vote — text as a whole 13:00 A9-0446/2023 – Markus Pieper – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 16 January 2024 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 16 January 2024 📄 Report A9-0446/2023
  4. 21 December 2023 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A9-0446/2023
  5. Committee stage
  6. 14 December 2023 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  7. 28 November 2023 LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (LIBE)
  8. 16 November 2023 AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (AFET)
  9. 18 October 2023 Draft report published

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

    📄 Draft report (CONT)
  10. 10 October 2023 Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (LIBE)
  11. 12 September 2023 Draft opinion from AFET (Foreign Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AFET)
  12. 12 July 2023 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), REGI (Regional Development), AFET (Foreign Affairs) give an opinion.