Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/2129(DEC)
2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission
Discharge procedure · First reading
Parliament checks how an EU institution or agency spent a past year’s budget and signs it off — or refuses to.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 October 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 12 September 2023
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 4 March 2024
- Tabled for plenary(done) 20 March 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 11 April 2024
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mep #197742 (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Mep #197482 (ID), Monika Hohlmeier (EPP), Mep #28372 (ECR), Olivier Chastel (Renew), Mep #197451 (Greens), Luke Ming Flanagan (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Foreign Affairs· rapporteurMep #197588 (Renew)
- Culture and Education· rapporteurMep #193273 (Greens)
- Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Constitutional Affairs
- Transport and Tourism· rapporteurMep #197844 (S&D)
- Agriculture and Rural Development· rapporteurNorbert Lins (EPP)
- Development· rapporteurMep #202352 (No group)
- Employment and Social Affairs· rapporteurRomana Tomc (EPP)
- Industry, Research and Energy
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs· rapporteurTomáš Zdechovský (EPP)
- International Trade
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety· rapporteurPascal Canfin (Renew)
- Fisheries
- Legal Affairs
- Budgets
- Regional Development· rapporteurYounous Omarjee (The Left)
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality· rapporteurRobert Biedroń (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 11 Apr 2024
AI summary:Parliament grants the Commission discharge for the 2022 EU general budget and approves the closure of the 2022 accounts.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Mar 2024
AI summary:Parliament's committee report proposes granting the Commission discharge for the 2022 EU budget and closing the accounts, and grants discharge to six executive agencies.
Committee draft· 12 Jan 2024
AI summary:This draft report proposes that Parliament grant the Commission discharge for the 2022 EU budget and grant discharge to six executive agencies, or postpone those decisions.
Committee opinions: Opinion (REGI), Draft opinion (EMPL), Opinion (LIBE), Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (ENVI), Opinion (CULT), Draft opinion (FEMM), Draft opinion (REGI), Opinion (TRAN), Draft opinion (CULT), Draft opinion (DEVE), Opinion (EMPL), Draft opinion (TRAN), Opinion (FEMM), Draft opinion (AFET), Draft opinion (LIBE), Opinion (AFET), Opinion (ENVI)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
10 October 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 3 steps
11 April 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 11 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0228/2024Report A9-0139/2024
10 April 2024
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 10 Apr 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0248/2023Council / Commission text C9-0249/2023Council / Commission text C9-0250/2023Council / Commission text C9-0251/2023Council / Commission text C9-0252/2023Council / Commission text C9-0253/2023Council / Commission text C9-0254/2023Council / Commission text C9-0255/2023Council / Commission text C9-0256/2023Council / Commission text C9-0257/2023Council / Commission text C9-0258/2023Council / Commission text C9-0259/2023Council / Commission text C9-0260/2023Council / Commission text C9-0261/2023Council / Commission text C9-0262/2023Council / Commission text C9-0263/2023Council / Commission text C9-0264/2023Council / Commission text C9-0265/2023Council / Commission text C9-0266/2023Council / Commission text C9-0267/2023Council / Commission text C9-0268/2023Council / Commission text C9-0269/2023Council / Commission text C9-0270/2023Council / Commission text C9-0271/2023Council / Commission text C9-0272/2023Council / Commission text C9-0273/2023Council / Commission text C9-0274/2023Council / Commission text C9-0275/2023Council / Commission text C9-0276/2023Council / Commission text C9-0277/2023Council / Commission text C9-0278/2023Council / Commission text C9-0279/2023Council / Commission text C9-0280/2023Council / Commission text C9-0281/2023Council / Commission text C9-0282/2023Council / Commission text C9-0283/2023Council / Commission text C9-0284/2023Council / Commission text C9-0285/2023Council / Commission text C9-0286/2023Council / Commission text C9-0287/2023Council / Commission text C9-0288/2023Council / Commission text C9-0289/2023Council / Commission text C9-0290/2023Council / Commission text C9-0291/2023Council / Commission text C9-0292/2023Council / Commission text C9-0293/2023Council / Commission text C9-0294/2023Council / Commission text C9-0295/2023Council / Commission text C9-0296/2023Council / Commission text C9-0297/2023Council / Commission text C9-0298/2023Council / Commission text C9-0299/2023Council / Commission text C9-0301/2023Council / Commission text C9-0302/2023Report A9-0067/2024Report A9-0071/2024Report A9-0072/2024Report A9-0073/2024Report A9-0074/2024Report A9-0075/2024Report A9-0080/2024Report A9-0082/2024Report A9-0084/2024Report A9-0086/2024Report A9-0087/2024Report A9-0088/2024Report A9-0089/2024Report A9-0090/2024Report A9-0091/2024Report A9-0092/2024Report A9-0093/2024Report A9-0095/2024Report A9-0096/2024Report A9-0097/2024Report A9-0098/2024Report A9-0099/2024Report A9-0100/2024Report A9-0101/2024Report A9-0102/2024Report A9-0103/2024Report A9-0104/2024Report A9-0105/2024Report A9-0106/2024Report A9-0107/2024Report A9-0108/2024Report A9-0109/2024Report A9-0110/2024Report A9-0111/2024Report A9-0112/2024Report A9-0113/2024Report A9-0114/2024Report A9-0115/2024Report A9-0116/2024Report A9-0117/2024Report A9-0118/2024Report A9-0119/2024Report A9-0120/2024Report A9-0121/2024Report A9-0122/2024Report A9-0123/2024Report A9-0129/2024Report A9-0130/2024Report A9-0131/2024Report A9-0132/2024Report A9-0133/2024Report A9-0134/2024Report A9-0135/2024Report A9-0139/2024
20 March 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 22 steps
4 March 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 January 2024
FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
24 January 2024
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
24 January 2024
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
23 January 2024
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
23 January 2024
AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
23 January 2024
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
23 January 2024
REGI (Regional Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
12 January 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
11 January 2024
CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
11 January 2024
EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
11 December 2023
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
24 November 2023
Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
23 November 2023
Draft opinion from AFET (Foreign Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
20 November 2023
Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
14 November 2023
Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
13 November 2023
Draft opinion from EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
7 November 2023
Draft opinion from REGI (Regional Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
27 October 2023
Draft opinion from ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
27 October 2023
Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
17 October 2023
Draft opinion from FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
12 September 2023
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AFET (Foreign Affairs), CULT (Culture and Education), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), DEVE (Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), INTA (International Trade), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), PECH (Fisheries), JURI (Legal Affairs), BUDG (Budgets), REGI (Regional Development), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/2129(DEC)