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2024/2020(DEC) Discharge procedure First reading

2023 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 8 October 2025 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 17 September 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 18 March 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 11 April 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 7 May 2025
  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
Monika HOHLMEIER PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Giuseppe LUPO S&DTamás DEUTSCH PfEDick ERIXON ECRGerben-Jan GERBRANDY RenewDamian BOESELAGER Verts/ALEJonas SJÖSTEDT The LeftAlexander JUNGBLUTH ESN
For opinion
REGI — Regional Development TRAN — Transport and Tourism DEVE — Development ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs JURI — Legal Affairs ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs PECH — Fisheries BUDG — Budgets FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality SEDE — Security and Defence EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy AFCO — Constitutional Affairs · rapporteur Sven SIMON PPESANT — Public Health IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development AFET — Foreign Affairs CULT — Culture and Education INTA — International Trade

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 TA10-0078/2025 7 May 2025 ✦ Parliament grants its President discharge for implementing the EU general budget for 2023, Section I – European Parliament, based on accounts and audits confirming sound financial management.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0062/2025 11 April 2025 ✦ The European Parliament grants discharge to its President for implementing the EU general budget for 2023, Section I – European Parliament, based on the Court of Auditors' assurance and internal reports.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 17 December 2024 ✦ This draft report proposes granting discharge to Parliament's President for the 2023 budget and includes a resolution with observations on financial management, internal controls, and various directorates.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Committee opinions: Opinion (AFCO),Draft opinion (AFCO)

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. Outcome
  2. 8 October 2025 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 7 May 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 7 May 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0078/2025📄 Report A10-0062/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 513 Against 119 Abstained 20

    Final vote at 13:40 · 79% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 6 May 2025 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 6 May 2025 📄 Council / Commission text C10-0067/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0068/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0069/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0070/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0071/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0072/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0073/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0074/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0075/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0076/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0077/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0078/2024📄 Council / Commission text C10-0079/2024📄 Report A10-0046/2025📄 Report A10-0047/2025📄 Report A10-0050/2025📄 Report A10-0051/2025📄 Report A10-0052/2025📄 Report A10-0053/2025📄 Report A10-0054/2025📄 Report A10-0055/2025📄 Report A10-0056/2025📄 Report A10-0062/2025📄 Report A10-0065/2025📄 Report A10-0069/2025📄 Report A10-0074/2025
  6. 11 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0062/2025
  7. Committee stage
  8. 18 March 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  9. 5 February 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (CONT)
  10. 29 January 2025 AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (AFCO)
  11. 17 December 2024 Draft report published

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

    📄 Draft report (CONT)
  12. 20 November 2024 Draft opinion from AFCO (Constitutional Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AFCO)
  13. 17 September 2024 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

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