Discharge 2025: General budget of the EU - Committee of the Regions
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
- CULT — Culture and Education TRAN — Transport and Tourism JURI — Legal Affairs BUDG — Budgets PECH — Fisheries SANT — Public Health LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality DEVE — Development AFCO — Constitutional Affairs REGI — Regional Development AFET — Foreign Affairs ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs INTA — International Trade IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection SEDE — Security and Defence
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; CULT (Culture and Education), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), JURI (Legal Affairs), BUDG (Budgets), PECH (Fisheries), SANT (Public Health), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), DEVE (Development), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), REGI (Regional Development), AFET (Foreign Affairs), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), INTA (International Trade), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), SEDE (Security and Defence) give an opinion.