Changes between two versions
What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report
From · draft committee report· 15 Dec 2025
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section VII – Committee of the Regions
To · plenary report· 12 Mar 2026
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section VII – Committee of the Regions
AI:What changed, in short
The main change is that discharge is postponed instead of granted for 2024.1 Several new paragraphs call for stronger performance measurement, cost savings, and involvement in EU budget monitoring.10121416 New calls address gender balance, anti-fraud, AI ethics, and communication strategy.22272938 Other changes are formal or wording: updated references, punctuation, and rephrasing without altering substance.2345
18 changes of substance · 11 formal · 9 of wording only
Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem
+13 added · −5 removed · 33 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 VII – Committee of the Regions
(2025/2152(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 – C100152/2025),
– having regard to the Committee of the Regions’ 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),(A10-0056/2026),
Change 1
Changed:1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Committee of the Regions for the financial year 2024 / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Committee of the Regions 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 Committee of the Regions, 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).