What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Added:16. Underlines that the Court is the Union's external auditor and the cornerstone of independent financial accountability over the Union budget; stresses that, in a context of unprecedented growth in Union expenditure, in the volume of borrowing operations and in the complexity of new financial instruments, the Court must be provided with resources that are commensurate with the scale and complexity of its audit mandate; supports the Court's continued cost discipline; invites the budgetary authorities, in adopting future budgets, to ensure that the Court is adequately resourced to scrutinise the rapidly expanding Union financial architecture;

Changed:24.25. Notes that, in 2024, 54 % of the Court’s staff were women (up from 53 % in 2023) and 4746 % were men; regrets the fact that women represent only 30 % of the Court’s senior management, the same as in 2023; regrets further a decrease in the proportion of women in middle-management positions from 40 % to 37,30 % in 2023; recalls the fact that gender equality is a Treaty-based principle that should be respected by all institutions and invites the Court to continue its efforts to promote gender balance for middle and senior management;