2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Joint Undertakings
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.
- ✓ Referred to committee 17 September 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 18 March 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 7 April 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 7 May 2025
- ✓ 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
- Michal WIEZIK Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA PPEClaudiu MANDA S&DTamás DEUTSCH PfEJoachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI ECRTerry REINTKE Verts/ALEYounous OMARJEE The LeftAlexander JUNGBLUTH ESN
- For opinion
- ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety TRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Gheorghe FALCĂ PPEREGI — Regional Development SANT — Public Health
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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The only substantive change removes the obligation for joint undertakings to report on climate mainstreaming and the European Green Deal. All other changes are formal or wording updates: titles, citations, and references to the Court of Auditors are streamlined. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The new version postpones discharge and closure of accounts for all ten joint undertakings for financial year 2023, instead of granting them. It adds numerous new calls and paragraphs on innovation, transparency, gender balance, staffing, and digital sovereignty. It changes several welcomes to notes and adds calls for corrective actions on financial and recruitment issues. It adds specific paragraphs on ITER, universities, and digital sovereignty, and modifies headings. The other changes are formal: numbering updates and minor wording adjustments. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Opinion (TRAN),Draft opinion (TRAN)
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
- 8 October 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 7 May 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 513 Against 101 Abstained 39
Final vote — text as a whole at 14:12 · 79% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 31 ballots in voting order
1. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Proposals for decisionsAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 12 14:10 A10-0056/2025 – Michal Wiezik – After § 12 – Am 1Rejected13. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on paragraph 24, point aRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Separate vote on paragraph 26AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on paragraph 26AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 26AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on paragraph 26AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on paragraph 27AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on paragraph 27AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on paragraph 31AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Separate vote on paragraph 31AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded24. Separate vote on paragraph 34AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Separate vote on paragraph 34AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded26. Separate vote on paragraph 35AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded27. Separate vote on paragraph 35AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded28. Separate vote on paragraph 61AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded29. Separate vote on paragraph 61Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded30. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 65RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded31. Final vote — text as a whole 14:12 A10-0056/2025 – Michal Wiezik – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 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 - 30 April 2025 5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 7 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 18 March 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 5 February 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.
- 29 January 2025 TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 20 January 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 15 November 2024 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 17 September 2024 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), REGI (Regional Development), SANT (Public Health) give an opinion.