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