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Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 22 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 13 February 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 8 December 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 December 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 22 January 2026
  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
Olivier CHASTEL Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Kinga KOLLÁR PPECarla TAVARES S&DJulien SANCHEZ PfEŞerban Dimitrie STURDZA ECRTerry REINTKE Verts/ALEPasquale TRIDICO The Left

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 TA10-0021/2026 22 January 2026 ✦ Parliament's resolution on choosing performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in EU competitiveness financing calls for a simplified, harmonised performance framework with reliable, transparent indicators that measure results and impacts, not just spending.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0268/2025 16 December 2025 ✦ This resolution addresses the choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control of EU financing measures supporting competitiveness. It calls for a simplified, harmonised performance framework with reliable, result- and impact-oriented indicators, and proposes specific indicators for innovation, industrial relocation, energy, skills, and administrative burden.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 16 October 2025 ✦ This draft report concerns the choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control of EU financing measures supporting competitiveness. It calls for a simplified, results-focused performance framework with SMART indicators, reliable data, and independent verification.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Changes the emphasis on competitiveness measures to prioritize economic results while allowing broader societal effects to be considered. Removes the requirement to report on social and environmental footprint of projects. Refines simplification for SMEs to focus on reducing red tape and administrative costs. Adds a call for a 'one in, two out' principle to cut regulatory burden. The other change is formal: decimal separators are updated. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report expands significantly, adding new recitals and paragraphs on competitiveness, social cohesion, rule of law, and detailed performance indicators. It strengthens calls for transparency, verification, and simplification, while balancing economic and social objectives. It introduces specific indicators for innovation, industrial relocation, energy, talent, and administrative burden reduction. The changes are substantive, with no purely formal or wording-only hunks. see the changes →

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. Plenary stage
  2. 22 January 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 22 January 2026 📄 Report A10-0268/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0021/2026
    Adopted Adopted by a small majority
    For 318 Against 247 Abstained 67

    Final vote — text as a whole at 12:08 · 50% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 6 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 6 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 1 to paragraph 2 12:06 A10-0268/2025 – Olivier Chastel – § 2 – Am 1
    Adopted
    2. Separate vote on paragraph 12
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    3. Separate vote on paragraph 12
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on paragraph 35
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    5. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 35 12:07 A10-0268/2025 – Olivier Chastel – After § 35 – Am 3
    Adopted
    6. Final vote — text as a whole 12:08 A10-0268/2025 – Olivier Chastel – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 14 January 2026 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendments 1–2📄 Amendment 3
  4. 16 December 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0268/2025
  5. Committee stage
  6. 8 December 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  7. 14 November 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

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

    📄 Amendments in committee (CONT)
  8. 16 October 2025 Draft report published

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

    📄 Draft report (CONT)
  9. 13 February 2025 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.