2025/2156(DEC) Discharge procedure First reading

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies

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 24 March 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 10 April 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
Monika HOHLMEIER PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Claudiu MANDA S&DVirginie JORON PfEDick ERIXON ECRGilles BOYER RenewErik MARQUARDT Verts/ALEJonas SJÖSTEDT The Left
For opinion
EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Romana TOMC PPEPECH — Fisheries · rapporteur Giuseppe LUPO S&DIMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · rapporteur Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE RenewCULT — Culture and Education ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety · rapporteur MEP #257122 S&DSANT — Public Health · rapporteur Kateřina KONEČNÁ NIAFET — Foreign Affairs ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur Evin INCIR S&DTRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Gheorghe FALCĂ PPE

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) 20 January 2026⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0087/2026 10 April 2026⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0136/2026 29 April 2026

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (TRAN),Opinion (SANT),Draft opinion (SANT),Draft opinion (PECH),Opinion (ENVI),Opinion (EMPL),Draft opinion (FEMM),Opinion (TRAN),Opinion (LIBE),Draft opinion (LIBE),Opinion (FEMM),Draft opinion (EMPL),Opinion (PECH),Draft opinion (ENVI)

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 📄 Adopted text TA10-0136/2026📄 Report A10-0087/2026
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 475 Against 107 Abstained 71

    Final vote — text as a whole at 14:11 · 73% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 86 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 86 ballots in voting order
    1. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    2. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    3. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    4. Proposals for decisions
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    5. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    6. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    7. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    8. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    9. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    10. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    11. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    12. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    13. Proposals for decisions
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    14. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    15. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    16. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    17. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    18. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    19. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    20. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    21. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    22. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    23. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    24. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    25. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    26. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    27. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    28. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    29. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    30. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    31. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    32. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    33. Proposals for decisions
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    34. Amendment 43 14:05 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 1 – Am 43
    Rejected
    35. Separate vote: paragraph 2 § 2
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    36. Separate vote: paragraph 2 § 2
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    37. Paragraph 2 — part 2 14:05 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 2/2
    Adopted
    38. Amendment 25 14:05 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 2 – Am 25
    Rejected
    39. Separate vote: paragraph 3 § 3
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    40. Amendment 9 14:05 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 11 – Am 9
    Rejected
    41. Separate vote: after paragraph 11 After § 11
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    42. Separate vote: after paragraph 11 After § 11
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    43. Separate vote: after paragraph 11 After § 11
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    44. Amendment 10 14:06 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 12 – Am 10
    Rejected
    45. Separate vote: after paragraph 12 After § 12
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    46. Separate vote: paragraph 13 § 13
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    47. Amendment 26 14:06 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 13 – Am 26
    Rejected
    48. Amendment 12 14:06 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 19 – Am 12
    Rejected
    49. Amendment 27 14:07 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 19 – Am 27
    Rejected
    50. Amendment 28 14:07 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 19 – Am 28
    Rejected
    51. Separate vote: paragraph 20 § 20
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    52. Separate vote: paragraph 21 § 21
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    53. Separate vote: after paragraph 21 After § 21
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    54. Separate vote: after paragraph 21 After § 21
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    55. Amendment 13 14:07 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 22 – Am 13
    Rejected
    56. Amendment 44 14:07 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 24 – Am 44
    Adopted
    57. Separate vote: after paragraph 25 After § 25
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    58. Amendment 45 14:08 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 33 – Am 45
    Rejected
    59. Separate vote: paragraph 33 § 33
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    60. Amendment 46 14:08 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 33 – Am 46
    Rejected
    61. Amendment 47 14:08 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 33 – Am 47
    Rejected
    62. Separate vote: after paragraph 43 After § 43
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    63. Amendment 15 14:08 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 43 – Am 15
    Rejected
    64. Amendment 16 14:08 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – § 48 – Am 16
    Rejected
    65. Separate vote: paragraph 78 § 78
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    66. Separate vote: paragraph 80 § 80
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    67. Separate vote: paragraph 82 § 82
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    68. Separate vote: paragraph 87, after point vi § 87, after point vi
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    69. Separate vote: paragraph 94 § 94
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    70. Separate vote: paragraph 95 § 95
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    71. Separate vote: paragraph 95 § 95
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    72. Separate vote: paragraph 101, after point iii § 101, after point iii
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    73. Separate vote: paragraph 101, after point iii § 101, after point iii
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    74. Separate vote: paragraph 101, after point iii § 101, after point iii
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    75. Separate vote: paragraph 108 § 108
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    76. Amendment 20 14:10 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – After § 110 – Am 20
    Rejected
    77. Separate vote: paragraph 118, point iv § 118, point iv
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    78. Separate vote: paragraph 118, point iv § 118, point iv
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    79. Separate vote: paragraph 122, after indent 3 § 122, after indent 3
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    80. Separate vote: paragraph 125 § 125
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    81. Separate vote: after paragraph 125 After § 125
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    82. Separate vote: after paragraph 129 After § 129
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    83. Separate vote: after paragraph 140 After § 140
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    84. Separate vote: paragraph 148, point iii § 148, point iii
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    85. Separate vote: paragraph 148, after point iii § 148, after point iii
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    86. Final vote — text as a whole 14:11 A10-0087/2026 – Monika Hohlmeier – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 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
  4. 21 April – 22 April 2026 47 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendments 1–3📄 Amendments 4–6📄 Amendments 7–15📄 Amendments 16–24📄 Amendments 25–28📄 Amendments 29–30📄 Amendments 31–37📄 Amendments 38–42📄 Amendments 43–47
  5. 10 April 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0087/2026
  6. Committee stage
  7. 24 March 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  8. 19 February 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

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

    📄 Amendments in committee (CONT)
  9. 28 January 2026 ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (ENVI)
  10. 28 January 2026 EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (EMPL)
  11. 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)
  12. 27 January 2026 SANT (Public Health) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (SANT)
  13. 27 January 2026 TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (TRAN)
  14. 27 January 2026 PECH (Fisheries) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (PECH)
  15. 20 January 2026 Draft report published

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

    📄 Draft report (CONT)
  16. 3 December 2025 LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (LIBE)
  17. 9 September 2025 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), PECH (Fisheries), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), CULT (Culture and Education), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), SANT (Public Health), AFET (Foreign Affairs), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.