2025/2146(DEC) Discharge procedure First reading
Discharge 2024: 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 10 September 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 9 September 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 2 March 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 30 March 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 29 April 2026
- ✓ 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
- Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Niclas HERBST PPEGiuseppe LUPO S&DJulien SANCHEZ PfEDick ERIXON ECRDamian BOESELAGER Verts/ALEJonas SJÖSTEDT The Left
- For opinion
- AFCO — Constitutional Affairs JURI — Legal Affairs FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · rapporteur Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE RenewEMPL — Employment and Social Affairs INTA — International Trade AFET — Foreign Affairs REGI — Regional Development BUDG — Budgets SANT — Public Health ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy TRAN — Transport and Tourism DEVE — Development ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety CULT — Culture and Education ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs SEDE — Security and Defence PECH — Fisheries IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development
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 TA10-0126/2026 29 April 2026 ✦ Parliament grants discharge to its President for the 2024 budget and adopts a resolution with observations on financial management, integrity, and administration.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0081/2026 30 March 2026 ✦ Parliament grants discharge to its President for the 2024 budget, approving the implementation of Section I. The accompanying resolution sets out observations on financial management, internal control, and political priorities.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 15 December 2025 ✦ This draft report proposes granting discharge to Parliament's President for the 2024 budget and sets out observations on financial management, internal control, and political priorities.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The adopted text removes calls for gender quotas and gender budgeting, and adds new requirements on ethics, health and safety, whistleblower protection, and lobbying. It also drops a paragraph on the Ombudsman's recommendation and softens language on GEA transparency. The other changes are formal: updated title and a spacing fix. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Postpones the discharge decision for 2024 and adds new sections on gender equality, integrity, and transparency. Strengthens oversight of political groups' finances, including calls for more auditors, recovery actions, and investigations. Adds measures on staff well-being, including childcare, housing allowance, and data breach support. Updates building strategy and adds calls for cost monitoring, single seat milestones, and transparency in procurement. Other changes are formal or wording: renumbering, capitalization, and minor rephrasing. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Opinion (FEMM),Draft opinion (FEMM)
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
- 10 September 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 29 April 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted
Show all 97 ballots in voting order
1. Final vote Proposal for a decisionAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 1 13:30 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 1 – Am 27Rejected3. Separate vote on paragraph 6RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 7 13:30 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 7 – Am 29Rejected5. Separate vote on paragraph 10RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejected8. Separate vote on paragraph 19RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Separate vote on paragraph 13AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on paragraph 13AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 23RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedAdopted14. Separate vote on paragraph 26Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedRejected16. Separate vote on paragraph 29AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on paragraph 29AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 30RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 31 13:32 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 31 – Am 38Rejected20. Separate vote on paragraph 34RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on paragraph 39AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on paragraph 39AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Separate vote on paragraph 39Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded24. Separate vote on paragraph 39Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded25. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 39RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded26. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 39RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejected29. Separate vote on paragraph 44Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded30. Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 46 13:34 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 46 – Am 40Rejected31. Separate vote on paragraph 51AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded32. Separate vote on paragraph 51AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected34. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 54RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded35. Separate vote on paragraph 56RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded36. Separate vote on paragraph 56RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded37. Amendment 43, adding text after paragraph 58 13:34 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 58 – Am 43Rejected38. Separate vote on paragraph 59RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded39. Separate vote on paragraph 59AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded40. Separate vote on paragraph 59AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded41. Separate vote on paragraph 65AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded42. Separate vote on paragraph 67AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded43. Separate vote on paragraph 67AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded44. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 67Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded45. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 67RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded46. Separate vote on paragraph 68AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded47. Separate vote on paragraph 68Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded48. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 71RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded49. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 72RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded50. Separate vote on paragraph 73RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded51. Separate vote on paragraph 73RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded52. Separate vote on paragraph 74AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected54. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 77RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected56. Separate vote on paragraph 80Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded57. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 80RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded58. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 80RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded59. Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 81 13:37 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 81 – Am 47RejectedRejected61. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 85RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded62. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 86RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded63. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 87RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded64. Separate vote on paragraph 94RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded65. Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 94 13:38 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 94 – Am 53Rejected66. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 103Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded67. Separate vote on paragraph 105RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded68. Separate vote on paragraph 105AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded69. Separate vote on paragraph 105Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded70. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 105RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded71. Separate vote on paragraph 106Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded72. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 106RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded73. Separate vote on paragraph 118Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded74. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 121Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedRejected76. Separate vote on paragraph 122AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded77. Separate vote on paragraph 122AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected79. Separate vote on paragraph 130AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded80. Separate vote on paragraph 133RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded81. Separate vote on paragraph 137AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded82. Separate vote on paragraph 137AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected84. Separate vote on paragraph 138RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedAdopted87. Separate vote on paragraph 140RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded88. Separate vote on paragraph 140AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded89. Separate vote on paragraph 140Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded90. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 140RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected92. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 147Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded93. Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 149 13:44 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 149 – Am 58Rejected94. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 149RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded95. Separate vote on recital HAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded96. Separate vote on recital HAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded97. Final vote — text as a whole 13:44 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 28 April 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
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Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 30 March 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 2 March 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 27 January 2026 FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 27 January 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.
- 15 December 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 9 September 2025 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), INTA (International Trade), AFET (Foreign Affairs), REGI (Regional Development), BUDG (Budgets), SANT (Public Health), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), DEVE (Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), CULT (Culture and Education), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), SEDE (Security and Defence), PECH (Fisheries), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.