Discharge 2025: 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: 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
- Dick ERIXON ECR
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Monika HOHLMEIER PPEOlivier CHASTEL RenewRasmus NORDQVIST Verts/ALEPasquale TRIDICO The Left
- For opinion
- PECH — Fisheries TRAN — Transport and Tourism ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection JURI — Legal Affairs FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality SANT — Public Health AFCO — Constitutional Affairs LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety SEDE — Security and Defence INTA — International Trade BUDG — Budgets EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs DEVE — Development REGI — Regional Development AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development CULT — Culture and Education AFET — Foreign Affairs
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; PECH (Fisheries), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), JURI (Legal Affairs), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), SANT (Public Health), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), SEDE (Security and Defence), INTA (International Trade), BUDG (Budgets), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), DEVE (Development), REGI (Regional Development), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), CULT (Culture and Education), AFET (Foreign Affairs) give an opinion.