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