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

Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors

Committee report by Dick Erixon · voted 13:44–13:46

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

Adopted by an overwhelming majority 630 for · 16 against · 16 abstained (95 % 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 630 Against 16 Abstained 16

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:44 · 95% 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, ECR, PfE and ESN.

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

Parliament granted discharge to the Court of Auditors for implementing the EU general budget in 2023, approving the spending. The decision covers the Court's own budget and includes observations in a resolution. Parliament also instructed its President to forward the decision to the Council, Commission, and Court of Auditors.

How the vote unfolded · 16 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 12 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 2 rejected).

Roll calls requested by S&D, PfE · split votes by PfE (5).

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 16 ballots in voting order

1. Final vote — text as a whole 13:44 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – Proposal for a decision (as a whole)

Adopted

2. Separate vote on paragraph 6

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

3. Separate vote on paragraph 14 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

4. Paragraph 14 — part 2 13:44 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 14/2 Part 2: ‘including an increased reliance on hybrid meetings to reduce unnecessary spending and carbon emissions;’ requested by PfE requested by PfE

Adopted

5. Separate vote on paragraph 22 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

6. Paragraph 22 — part 2 13:45 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 22/2 Part 2: ‘highlights that the overall proportion of women in management positions has decreased in 2023; calls on the Court to continue its efforts to promote gender balance for the middle and senior management;’ requested by PfE requested by PfE

Adopted

7. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

8. Separate vote on paragraph 23 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

9. Paragraph 23 — part 2 13:45 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 23/2 Part 2: ‘to enhance Luxembourg’s appeal to prospective staff through identified measures, such as higher relocation allowances, housing allowances to mitigate high rental costs for lower-grade staff and reasonably priced temporary housing for short stays to make employment in Luxembourg more attractive;’ requested by PfE requested by PfE

Adopted

10. Separate vote on paragraph 31 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

11. Paragraph 31 — part 2 13:45 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 31/2 Part 2: ‘notes with a certain regret that there is still some way to go to reach gender balance in middle and senior management;’ requested by PfE requested by PfE

Adopted

12. Separate vote on paragraph 33 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

13. Paragraph 33 — part 2 13:45 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 33/2 Part 2: ‘calls on the Court to evaluate its overall composition and provide this analysis to the Council and the Member States, in order to ensure that gender balance is appropriately considered in future nomination processes; reiterates its call for Member States to propose candidates of different genders, aiming for a more balanced and representative composition of the Court;’ requested by PfE requested by PfE

Adopted

14. Amendment 1 to paragraph 45 13:45 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 45 – Am 1 requested by S&D

Rejected

15. Amendment 2 to paragraph 47 13:46 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – § 47 – Am 2 requested by S&D

Rejected

16. Final vote — text as a whole 13:46 A10-0047/2025 – Dick Erixon – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

Adopted

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 7 May 2025. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2025-0047 in procedure 2024/2023.

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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.
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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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