2023/2130(DEC) Discharge procedure First reading
2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Parliament
Parliament checks how an EU institution or agency spent a past year’s budget and signs it off — or refuses to.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 October 2024 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 12 September 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 22 February 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 1 March 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 11 April 2024
- ✓ 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
- Andrey NOVAKOV PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #197826 IDMaria GRAPINI S&DMEP #28372 ECRGilles BOYER RenewDaniel FREUND Verts/ALEYounous OMARJEE The Left
- For opinion
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs DEVE — Development ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs JURI — Legal Affairs · rapporteur MEP #2054 Verts/ALETRAN — Transport and Tourism ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs BUDG — Budgets CULT — Culture and Education AFCO — Constitutional Affairs PECH — Fisheries INTA — International Trade FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality REGI — Regional Development ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy 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 TA9-0229/2024 11 April 2024 ✦ Parliament grants its President discharge for the implementation of Parliament's 2022 budget and sets out observations in an accompanying resolution.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0067/2024 1 March 2024 ✦ The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes that Parliament grant its President discharge for the implementation of Parliament's 2022 budget, and sets out its observations in an accompanying resolution.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 15 December 2023 ✦ This is the rapporteur's draft report on granting discharge to Parliament's President for the implementation of Parliament's 2022 budget, Section I. It proposes to grant discharge and sets out observations on Parliament's financial management, the Court of Auditors' findings, the Internal Auditor's report, and each Directorate-General's spending.
Committee opinions: Opinion (JURI),Draft opinion (JURI)
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
- Outcome
- 10 October 2024 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 11 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 527 Against 73 Abstained 11
Final vote at 12:38 · 86% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 101 ballots in voting order
Adopted2. Separate vote on paragraph 20RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on paragraph 21RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on paragraph 21Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on paragraph 25RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected8. Separate vote on paragraph 31RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 34 12:39 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 34 – Am 48Adopted10. Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 35 12:39 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 35 – Am 37Rejected11. Separate vote on paragraph 36RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on paragraph 36RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 37 12:39 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 37 – Am 13Adopted14. Separate vote on paragraph 38AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on paragraph 38Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded16. Separate vote on paragraph 40AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on paragraph 40AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 42AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedAdopted21. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 45 12:41 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 45 – Am 3Adopted22. Separate vote on paragraph 46RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 53 12:41 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 53 – Am 4Adopted24. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 54RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 54 12:41 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 54 – Am 41Rejected26. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 55 12:41 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 55 – Am 5AdoptedRejected28. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 61RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded29. Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 61 12:42 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 61 – Am 22Rejected30. Separate vote on paragraph 64RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded31. Separate vote on paragraph 64Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded32. Separate vote on paragraph 66RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded33. Separate vote on paragraph 66Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded34. Separate vote on paragraph 67AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded35. Separate vote on paragraph 68Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded36. Separate vote on paragraph 69AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded37. Separate vote on paragraph 71Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded38. Separate vote on paragraph 76AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded39. Separate vote on paragraph 76Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded40. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 76 12:45 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 76 – Am 6Adopted41. Separate vote on paragraph 79RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded42. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 79RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded43. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 79RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded44. Separate vote on paragraph 81AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded45. Separate vote on paragraph 81AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded46. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 86AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded47. Separate vote on paragraph 88Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded48. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 93RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded49. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 93RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded50. Separate vote on paragraph 94AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded51. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 95RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded52. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 96RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded53. Separate vote on paragraph 98AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded54. Separate vote on paragraph 98AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded55. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 98RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded56. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 102Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded57. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 105Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded58. Separate vote on paragraph 107RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded59. Separate vote on paragraph 109RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded60. Separate vote on paragraph 109AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded61. Separate vote on paragraph 109AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded62. Separate vote on paragraph 111AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded63. Separate vote on paragraph 117AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded64. Separate vote on paragraph 117AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded65. Separate vote on paragraph 117AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded66. Separate vote on paragraph 124RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded67. Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 124 12:49 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 124 – Am 67Rejected68. Separate vote on paragraph 126Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded69. Amendment 59, adding text after paragraph 126 12:49 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 126 – Am 59RejectedRejectedAdoptedAdopted73. Separate vote on paragraph 129RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded74. Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 131 12:50 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 131 – Am 26Rejected75. Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 131 12:50 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 131 – Am 27Rejected76. Separate vote on paragraph 135AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded77. Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 140 12:51 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 140 – Am 16Adopted78. Separate vote on paragraph 141AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded79. Separate vote on paragraph 141AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded80. Separate vote on paragraph 150AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded81. Separate vote on paragraph 150Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded82. Separate vote on paragraph 150Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded83. Separate vote on paragraph 152Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded84. Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 152 — part 1 12:52 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 152 – Am 17/1Adopted85. Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 152 — part 2 12:52 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 152 – Am 17/2Adopted86. Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 152 — part 3 12:52 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 152 – Am 17/3Adopted87. Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 152 — part 4 12:52 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 152 – Am 17/4Adopted88. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 152RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded89. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 152Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded90. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 154RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded91. Separate vote on paragraph 155AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded92. Separate vote on paragraph 155RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded93. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 156Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedRejectedAdoptedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.97. Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 159 12:56 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 159 – Am 66Rejected98. Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 170 12:57 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After § 170 – Am 49Rejected99. Amendment 1, adding text after recital C 12:57 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After recital C – Am 1Adopted100. Amendment 47, adding text after recital C 12:57 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – After recital C – Am 47Adopted101. Final vote — text as a whole 12:57 A9-0067/2024 – Andrey Novakov – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 10 April 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
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This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 22 February 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 15 December 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 29 November 2023 JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 13 October 2023 Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 12 September 2023 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), DEVE (Development), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), BUDG (Budgets), CULT (Culture and Education), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), PECH (Fisheries), INTA (International Trade), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), REGI (Regional Development), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), AFET (Foreign Affairs) give an opinion.