Discharge 2025: 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: Referred to CONT (Budgetary Control) on 15 September 2026; no report yet.
- ✓ Referred to committee 15 September 2026
- 2 Committee work
- 3 Tabled for plenary
- 4 Plenary vote
- 5 Parliament’s position
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
- Giuseppe LUPO S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Paulo CUNHA PPEVirginie JORON PfEGerben-Jan GERBRANDY RenewRasmus NORDQVIST Verts/ALEJonas SJÖSTEDT The Left
- For opinion
- ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs AFET — Foreign Affairs REGI — Regional Development BUDG — Budgets IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety JURI — Legal Affairs INTA — International Trade LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs SANT — Public Health AFCO — Constitutional Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy PECH — Fisheries FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality SEDE — Security and Defence EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development CULT — Culture and Education DEVE — Development TRAN — Transport and Tourism
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
Timeline
- Committee stage
- 15 September 2026 Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), AFET (Foreign Affairs), REGI (Regional Development), BUDG (Budgets), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), JURI (Legal Affairs), INTA (International Trade), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), SANT (Public Health), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), PECH (Fisheries), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), SEDE (Security and Defence), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), CULT (Culture and Education), DEVE (Development), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.