6 Budget & emergency funds ·decision 6 of 20 on Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union

Committee report by Cristian Terheş · voted 13:43–13:44

Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority 541 for · 97 against · 26 abstained (81 % in favour) EU budget & funds Discharge & spending control

The vote ✦ In short Full text Procedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Discharge decision adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament voted on its discharge decision for this budget; whether discharge was granted, refused or postponed is set out in the report.

For 541 Against 97 Abstained 26

Final vote at 13:43 · 81% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it

The Left ✓
Verts/ALE ✓
S&D ✓
Renew ✓
PPE ✓
ECR ✓
PfE ✗
ESN ✗
NI ✓

Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament granted discharge to the Court of Justice of the European Union for implementing its 2023 budget, approving the spending. The decision covers the Court's budget under the EU's general budget for that financial year. Parliament also adopted a resolution with observations on the Court's financial management and operations.

How the vote unfolded · 9 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (2 adopted, 2 rejected) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 2 lapsed).

Roll calls requested by S&D, ECR, ESN · split votes by S&D, ECR · separate votes by PfE.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 9 ballots in voting order

1. Final vote 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – Proposal for a decision

Adopted

2. Amendment 2 to paragraph 11 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – § 11 – Am 2 requested by S&D, ECR

Adopted

3. Separate vote on paragraph 11 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

4. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 1 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – After § 11 – Am 3/1 Part 1: ‘Notes that Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union states that “The Union shall respect the equality of Member States before the Treaties as well as their national identities, inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional, inclusive of regional and local self-government. It shall respect their essential State functions [...]”;’ requested by S&D, ECR requested by S&D, ECR

Adopted

5. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 2 13:43 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – After § 11 – Am 3/2 Part 2: ‘emphasises that supremacy of national constitutions remains the absolute principle which governs the relationship between the constitutions of the Member States and Union law;’ requested by S&D, ECR requested by S&D, ECR

Rejected

6. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11

— no individual positions recorded

7. Separate vote on paragraph 12 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

8. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 44 13:44 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – After § 44 – Am 1 requested by ESN

Rejected

9. Final vote — text as a whole 13:44 A10-0050/2025 – Cristian Terheş – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

Adopted

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 7 May 2025. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2025-0050 in procedure 2024/2022.

New here? How plenary voting works

A sitting: One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots: Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how: Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure: Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges: How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).

Codes in ballot labels

Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — ; *** — ; * —
Lapsed —
A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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