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: Parliament adopted the text on 29 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 9 September 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 2 March 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 30 March 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 29 April 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
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

Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 15 December 2025⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0081/2026 30 March 2026⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0126/2026 29 April 2026

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

Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 29 April 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 29 April 2026 📄 Report A10-0081/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0126/2026
    Adopted Adopted
    How the vote unfolded · 97 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 97 ballots in voting order
    1. Final vote Proposal for a decision
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    2. Amendment 27 13:30 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 1 – Am 27
    Rejected
    3. Separate vote: paragraph 6 § 6
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 29 13:30 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 7 – Am 29
    Rejected
    5. Separate vote: paragraph 10 § 10
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    6. Amendment 31 13:30 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 11 – Am 31
    Rejected
    7. Amendment 32 13:30 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 12 – Am 32
    Rejected
    8. Separate vote: paragraph 19 § 19
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    9. Separate vote: paragraph 13 § 13
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    10. Separate vote: paragraph 13 § 13
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    11. Separate vote: after paragraph 23 After § 23
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    12. Paragraph 21 — part 1 13:31 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 21/1
    Adopted
    13. Paragraph 21 — part 2 13:31 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 21/2
    Adopted
    14. Separate vote: paragraph 26 § 26
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    15. Amendment 35 13:32 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 29 – Am 35
    Rejected
    16. Separate vote: paragraph 29 § 29
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    17. Separate vote: paragraph 29 § 29
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    18. Separate vote: paragraph 30 § 30
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    19. Amendment 38 13:32 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 31 – Am 38
    Rejected
    20. Separate vote: paragraph 34 § 34
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    21. Separate vote: paragraph 39 § 39
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    22. Separate vote: paragraph 39 § 39
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    23. Separate vote: paragraph 39 § 39
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    24. Separate vote: paragraph 39 § 39
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    25. Separate vote: after paragraph 39 After § 39
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    26. Separate vote: after paragraph 39 After § 39
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    27. Amendment 39 13:33 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 43 – Am 39
    Rejected
    28. Amendment 15 13:33 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 44 – Am 15
    Rejected
    29. Separate vote: paragraph 44 § 44
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    30. Amendment 40 13:34 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 46 – Am 40
    Rejected
    31. Separate vote: paragraph 51 § 51
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    32. Separate vote: paragraph 51 § 51
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    33. Amendment 41 13:34 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 53 – Am 41
    Rejected
    34. Separate vote: after paragraph 54 After § 54
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    35. Separate vote: paragraph 56 § 56
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    36. Separate vote: paragraph 56 § 56
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    37. Amendment 43 13:34 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 58 – Am 43
    Rejected
    38. Separate vote: paragraph 59 § 59
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    39. Separate vote: paragraph 59 § 59
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    40. Separate vote: paragraph 59 § 59
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    41. Separate vote: paragraph 65 § 65
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    42. Separate vote: paragraph 67 § 67
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    43. Separate vote: paragraph 67 § 67
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    44. Separate vote: after paragraph 67 After § 67
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    45. Separate vote: after paragraph 67 After § 67
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    46. Separate vote: paragraph 68 § 68
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    47. Separate vote: paragraph 68 § 68
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    48. Separate vote: after paragraph 71 After § 71
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    49. Separate vote: after paragraph 72 After § 72
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    50. Separate vote: paragraph 73 § 73
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    51. Separate vote: paragraph 73 § 73
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    52. Separate vote: paragraph 74 § 74
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    53. Amendment 14 13:36 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 75 – Am 14
    Rejected
    54. Separate vote: after paragraph 77 After § 77
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    55. Amendment 46 13:37 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 80 – Am 46
    Rejected
    56. Separate vote: paragraph 80 § 80
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    57. Separate vote: after paragraph 80 After § 80
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    58. Separate vote: after paragraph 80 After § 80
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    59. Amendment 47 13:37 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 81 – Am 47
    Rejected
    60. Amendment 48 13:38 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 82 – Am 48
    Rejected
    61. Separate vote: after paragraph 85 After § 85
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    62. Separate vote: after paragraph 86 After § 86
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    63. Separate vote: after paragraph 87 After § 87
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    64. Separate vote: paragraph 94 § 94
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    65. Amendment 53 13:38 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 94 – Am 53
    Rejected
    66. Separate vote: after paragraph 103 After § 103
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    67. Separate vote: paragraph 105 § 105
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    68. Separate vote: paragraph 105 § 105
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    69. Separate vote: paragraph 105 § 105
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    70. Separate vote: after paragraph 105 After § 105
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    71. Separate vote: paragraph 106 § 106
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    72. Separate vote: after paragraph 106 After § 106
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    73. Separate vote: paragraph 118 § 118
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    74. Separate vote: after paragraph 121 After § 121
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    75. Amendment 26 13:40 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 122 – Am 26
    Rejected
    76. Separate vote: paragraph 122 § 122
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    77. Separate vote: paragraph 122 § 122
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    78. Amendment 13 13:41 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 123 – Am 13D
    Rejected
    79. Separate vote: paragraph 130 § 130
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    80. Separate vote: paragraph 133 § 133
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    81. Separate vote: paragraph 137 § 137
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    82. Separate vote: paragraph 137 § 137
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    83. Amendment 22 13:41 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 138 – Am 22
    Rejected
    84. Separate vote: paragraph 138 § 138
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    85. Paragraph 138 — part 1 13:42 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 138/1
    Adopted
    86. Paragraph 138 — part 2 13:42 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 138/2
    Adopted
    87. Separate vote: paragraph 140 § 140
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    88. Separate vote: paragraph 140 § 140
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    89. Separate vote: paragraph 140 § 140
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    90. Separate vote: after paragraph 140 After § 140
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    91. Amendment 57 13:43 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – § 146 – Am 57
    Rejected
    92. Separate vote: after paragraph 147 After § 147
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    93. Amendment 58 13:44 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – After § 149 – Am 58
    Rejected
    94. Separate vote: after paragraph 149 After § 149
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    95. Separate vote: recital H Recital H
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    96. Separate vote: recital H Recital H
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    97. Final vote — text as a whole 13:44 A10-0081/2026 – Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 29 April 2026 Plenary vote
    📄 Adopted text TA10-0126/2026
  4. 28 April 2026 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

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  5. 21 April 2026 5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendments 18–22
  6. 30 March 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0081/2026
  7. Committee stage
  8. 2 March 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  9. 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.

    📄 Opinion (FEMM)
  10. 27 January 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

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

    📄 Amendments in committee (CONT)
  11. 15 December 2025 Draft report published

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

    📄 Draft report (CONT)
  12. 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.