Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - European Council and Council
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
- Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI ECR
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA PPECsaba MOLNÁR S&DRoman HAIDER PfEGerben-Jan GERBRANDY RenewRasmus NORDQVIST Verts/ALEPasquale TRIDICO The Left
- For opinion
- FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality SEDE — Security and Defence CULT — Culture and Education REGI — Regional Development ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs AFET — Foreign Affairs ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety TRAN — Transport and Tourism EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs SANT — Public Health BUDG — Budgets DEVE — Development AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development INTA — International Trade IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs JURI — Legal Affairs AFCO — Constitutional Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy PECH — Fisheries
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; FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), SEDE (Security and Defence), CULT (Culture and Education), REGI (Regional Development), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), AFET (Foreign Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), SANT (Public Health), BUDG (Budgets), DEVE (Development), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), INTA (International Trade), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), PECH (Fisheries) give an opinion.