Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · voted at 13:39
Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).
Parliament voted on its discharge decision for this budget; whether discharge was granted, refused or postponed is set out in the report.
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:39 · 66% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
The report concerns the 2024 EU general budget, section II, which covers the European Council and the Council, and it proposes whether to grant discharge for how that money was spent. Parliament decided not to grant discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council for the implementation of the European Council and Council budget for the 2024 financial year. Parliament states that the Council has refused to cooperate in the discharge procedure since 2009, including for 2024, and that this prevents Parliament from making an informed decision based on a thorough scrutiny of the Council's budget implementation. Parliament calls on the Council to resume negotiations with Parliament without delay with a view to drawing up binding working arrangements for the discharge procedure.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).
Roll calls requested by S&D, ECR, 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
Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 21 October 2026. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2026-0258 in procedure 2025/2147.