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What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report
From · draft committee report· 16 Dec 2025
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section V – Court of Auditors
To · plenary report· 24 Mar 2026
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section V – Court of Auditors
AI:What changed, in short
The motion now postpones the discharge decision instead of granting it, and adds calls for detailed spillover assessments, a performance compass, and further scrutiny of NGO funding.1830 New paragraphs address the Court's audit approach for Joint Undertakings, training achievements, and its role in the anti-fraud architecture.41528 The text adds concerns about burnout, recruitment, gender balance, and FENIX access, urging the Court to take corrective actions.9131617 Several paragraphs now include additional encouragements or calls for action on cost discipline, AI tools, and completing outstanding recommendations.5202324 The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as correcting references, terminology, and grammar.2367
22 changes of substance · 6 formal · 3 of wording only
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+8 added · −1 removed · 28 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 1 of 3: 1. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION
1. PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DECISION
12 unchanged paragraphs
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section V – Court of Auditors
(2025/2149(DEC))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024,
– having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2024 (COM(2025)0359 – C100149/2025),
– having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2024,
– having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial year 2024, together with the institutions’ replies,
– having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2024, pursuant to Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012, and in particular Articles 59, 118, 260, 261 and 262 thereof,
– having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, and in particular Articles 59, 118, 266, 267 and 268 thereof,
– having regard to Rule 102 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
Changed:– having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A100000/2026),(A10-0052/2026),
Change 1
Changed:1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2024 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2024;
2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution forming an integral part of it to the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).