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2025/2149(DEC) Discharge procedure First reading

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

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.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 9 September 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 2 March 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 24 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
Pasquale TRIDICO The Left
Shadow rapporteurs
Caterina CHINNICI PPECsaba MOLNÁR S&DOndřej KNOTEK PfEŞerban Dimitrie STURDZA ECROlivier CHASTEL Renew
For opinion
ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy REGI — Regional Development SEDE — Security and Defence EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs AFET — Foreign Affairs DEVE — Development ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety SANT — Public Health FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection JURI — Legal Affairs CULT — Culture and Education AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development AFCO — Constitutional Affairs PECH — Fisheries TRAN — Transport and Tourism LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs BUDG — Budgets INTA — International Trade

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 TA10-0129/2026 29 April 2026 ✦ Parliament grants discharge to the Court of Auditors for the 2024 budget and adopts observations in a resolution covering budget management, internal performance, human resources, ethics, digitalisation, buildings, sustainability, interinstitutional cooperation and communication.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0052/2026 24 March 2026 ✦ The European Parliament grants discharge to the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2024, and sets out observations in a resolution.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (CONT) 16 December 2025 ✦ This draft report concerns discharge for the Court of Auditors' 2024 budget. It proposes granting discharge and includes observations on the Court's management, performance, and ethics.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Adds a paragraph stressing the need for adequate resources for the Court of Auditors. Updates a staff gender statistic, changing the percentage of men from 47% to 46%. The other change is formal: the resolution heading is updated with the date and reference. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The motion now postpones the discharge decision instead of granting it, and adds calls for detailed spillover assessments, a performance compass, and further scrutiny of NGO funding. New paragraphs address the Court's audit approach for Joint Undertakings, training achievements, and its role in the anti-fraud architecture. The text adds concerns about burnout, recruitment, gender balance, and FENIX access, urging the Court to take corrective actions. Several paragraphs now include additional encouragements or calls for action on cost discipline, AI tools, and completing outstanding recommendations. The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as correcting references, terminology, and grammar. 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. Outcome
  2. 10 September 2026 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 29 April 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 29 April 2026 📄 Adopted text TA10-0129/2026📄 Report A10-0052/2026
    Adopted Adopted
    How the vote unfolded · 16 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 16 ballots in voting order
    1. Final vote Proposal for a decision
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    2. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 1 13:49 A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 15 – Am 7/1
    Adopted
    3. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 15 — part 2 13:49 A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – After § 15 – Am 7/2
    Adopted
    4. Separate vote on paragraph 17
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    5. Separate vote on paragraph 17
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    6. Separate vote on paragraph 20
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    7. Separate vote on paragraph 39
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    8. Separate vote on paragraph 39
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    9. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 61
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    10. Separate vote on paragraph 76
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    11. Separate vote on paragraph 76
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    12. Separate vote on paragraph 77
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    13. Separate vote on paragraph 77
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    14. Separate vote on paragraph 77
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    15. Separate vote on paragraph 77
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    16. Final vote — text as a whole 13:52 A10-0052/2026 – Pasquale Tridico – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  5. 28 April 2026 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 28 April 2026 📄 Council / Commission text C10-0145/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0146/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0147/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0148/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0149/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0150/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0151/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0152/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0153/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0154/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0155/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0156/2025📄 Council / Commission text C10-0157/2025📄 Report A10-0046/2026📄 Report A10-0050/2026📄 Report A10-0051/2026📄 Report A10-0052/2026📄 Report A10-0053/2026📄 Report A10-0054/2026📄 Report A10-0055/2026📄 Report A10-0056/2026📄 Report A10-0057/2026📄 Report A10-0059/2026📄 Report A10-0081/2026📄 Report A10-0085/2026📄 Report A10-0087/2026
  6. 24 March 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0052/2026
  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. 28 January 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

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

    📄 Amendments in committee (CONT)
  10. 16 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)
  11. 9 September 2025 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), REGI (Regional Development), SEDE (Security and Defence), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), AFET (Foreign Affairs), DEVE (Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), SANT (Public Health), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), JURI (Legal Affairs), CULT (Culture and Education), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), PECH (Fisheries), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), BUDG (Budgets), INTA (International Trade) give an opinion.