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2024/2029(DEC) Discharge procedure First reading

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Public Prosecutors Office (the ‘EPPO’)

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
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Csaba MOLNÁR S&DVirginie JORON PfEGilles BOYER RenewDamian BOESELAGER Verts/ALEPasquale TRIDICO The Left
For opinion
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ PPEJURI — Legal 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 TA10-0087/2025 7 May 2025 ✦ Parliament grants discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for the 2023 budget and approves the closure of its accounts.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0051/2025 1 April 2025 ✦ The committee report proposes granting discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for the 2023 budget and approving the closure of its accounts, with observations in a resolution.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 17 December 2024 ✦ This draft report concerns granting discharge to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for the 2023 budget. It proposes granting or postponing discharge and closing accounts, with observations on budget, management, and operations.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Adds a paragraph urging resources for the COVID-19 vaccine investigation and expands EPPO competence to third countries. The other changes are formal or wording: renumbering, acronym expansion, punctuation, and spelling corrections. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The decision on discharge and closure of accounts is postponed instead of granted and approved. Adds calls for more resources, staffing, and funding for EPPO, including in next MFF. Expands EPPO competence description and adds new paragraphs on asset recovery, RRF investigations, and cooperation with other bodies. Adds stronger integrity measures: public disclosure, revolving door policy, whistleblowing procedure, and meeting register. Other changes are formal or wording: corrected regulation number, paragraph renumbering, and minor rephrasing. see the changes →

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

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 TA10-0087/2025📄 Report A10-0051/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 481 Against 157 Abstained 24

    Final vote at 13:53 · 73% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 23 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 23 ballots in voting order
    1. Final vote 13:53 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – Proposal for a decision
    Adopted
    2. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 13:53 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 3 – Am 2
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 13:53 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 3 – Am 3
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on paragraph 8
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    5. Paragraph 8 — part 2 13:53 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 8/2
    Adopted
    6. Separate vote on paragraph 18
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    7. Paragraph 18 — part 2 13:54 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 18/2
    Adopted
    8. Paragraph 18 — part 3 13:54 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 18/3
    Adopted
    9. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 87
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    10. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 87
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    11. Separate vote on paragraph 93
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    12. Paragraph 93 — part 2 13:54 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 93/2
    Adopted
    13. Separate vote on paragraph 95
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    14. Paragraph 95 — part 2 13:55 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 95/2
    Adopted
    15. Separate vote on paragraph 96
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    16. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 96 13:55 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 96 – Am 5
    Rejected
    17. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 96
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    18. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 96 13:55 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 96 – Am 1
    Adopted
    19. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 96 13:55 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – After § 96 – Am 6
    Rejected
    20. Amendment 4 to paragraph 102 — part 1 13:55 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 102 – Am 4/1
    Adopted
    21. Amendment 4 to paragraph 102 — part 2 13:56 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 102 – Am 4/2
    Adopted
    22. Amendment 4 to paragraph 102 — part 3 13:56 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – § 102 – Am 4/3
    Adopted
    23. Final vote — text as a whole 13:56 A10-0051/2025 – Tomáš Zdechovský – 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 9 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendments 1–3📄 Amendment 4📄 Amendments 5–6📄 Amendments 7–9
  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 A10-0051/2025
  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. 6 February 2025 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)
  11. 5 February 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

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

    📄 Amendments in committee (CONT)
  12. 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)
  13. 13 November 2024 Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (LIBE)
  14. 17 September 2024 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.