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2024/2022(DEC) Discharge procedure First reading

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Court of Justice of the European Union

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 1 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
Cristian TERHEŞ ECR
Shadow rapporteurs
Caterina CHINNICI PPECsaba MOLNÁR S&DVirginie JORON PfEGilles BOYER RenewDamian BOESELAGER Verts/ALEPasquale TRIDICO The LeftAlexander JUNGBLUTH ESN
For opinion
BUDG — Budgets AFCO — Constitutional Affairs REGI — Regional Development PECH — Fisheries SANT — Public Health INTA — International Trade ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety AFET — Foreign Affairs SEDE — Security and Defence AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs DEVE — Development ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy TRAN — Transport and Tourism FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality CULT — Culture and Education JURI — Legal Affairs · rapporteur Ilhan KYUCHYUK Renew

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 TA10-0080/2025 7 May 2025 ✦ Parliament grants discharge to the Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union for the 2023 budget and adopts observations on the Court's financial management, performance, and ethics.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0050/2025 1 April 2025 ✦ Parliament grants discharge to the Registrar of the Court of Justice for the 2023 budget and adopts a resolution with observations on the Court's financial management, performance, and governance.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 20 January 2025 ✦ This draft report concerns the discharge for the Court of Justice of the European Union for the 2023 budget. It proposes granting discharge and includes observations on budget, management, and other areas.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Adds a requirement that due process and fundamental rights be respected in Union budget investigations. Adds a new paragraph quoting Article 4(2) TEU on respecting Member States' national identities. Extends the call for broadcasting hearings to both courts and clarifies rules for judicial documents. The other changes are formal or wording: updated title, decimal separators, quotation marks, and terminology. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The resolution now grants discharge without postponement and adds strong calls for monitoring member state compliance with CJEU rulings. Adds numerous provisions on ethics, transparency, and integrity, including independent ethics committee, recusal policy, and conflict-of-interest screening. Expands sections on gender balance, staff diversity, and multilingualism, with calls for annual reports and better representation. Strengthens cybersecurity and AI oversight, adding calls for human oversight, collaboration with EU agencies, and a robust cybersecurity strategy. Other changes are substantive updates to figures, added welcomes for environmental and training efforts, and new paragraphs on traineeships and cooperation. see the changes →

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (JURI),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

  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 TA10-0080/2025📄 Report A10-0050/2025
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 541 Against 97 Abstained 26

    Final vote at 13:43 · 81% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 9 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 9 ballots in voting order
    1. Final vote 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – Proposal for a decision
    Adopted
    2. Amendment 2 to paragraph 11 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – § 11 – Am 2
    Adopted
    3. Separate vote on paragraph 11
    — no individual positions recorded
    4. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 1 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – After § 11 – Am 3/1
    Adopted
    5. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 2 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – After § 11 – Am 3/2
    Rejected
    6. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11
    — no individual positions recorded
    7. Separate vote on paragraph 12
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    8. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 44 13:44 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – After § 44 – Am 1
    Rejected
    9. Final vote — text as a whole 13:44 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  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. 30 April 2025 4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendment 1📄 Amendments 2–3📄 Amendment 4
  7. 1 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0050/2025
  8. Committee stage
  9. 18 March 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  10. 11 February 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

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

    📄 Amendments in committee (CONT)
  11. 30 January 2025 JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (JURI)
  12. 20 January 2025 Draft report published

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

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

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