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Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/2130(DEC)

2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

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.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 12 September 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 22 February 2024
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 1 March 2024
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 11 April 2024
  5. Parliament’s position(done) Final

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgetary Control
Andrey Novakov (EPP)
Mep #197826 (ID), Maria Grapini (S&D), Mep #28372 (ECR), Gilles Boyer (Renew), Daniel Freund (Greens), Younous Omarjee (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Employment and Social Affairs
  • Development
  • Economic and Monetary Affairs
  • Legal Affairs· rapporteurMep #2054 (Greens)
  • Transport and Tourism
  • Environment, Climate and Food Safety
  • Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
  • Budgets
  • Culture and Education
  • Constitutional Affairs
  • Fisheries
  • International Trade
  • Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
  • Regional Development
  • Industry, Research and Energy
  • Foreign Affairs

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 11 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0229/2024

    AI summary:Parliament grants its President discharge for the implementation of Parliament's 2022 budget and sets out observations in an accompanying resolution.

    What changed since Report A9-0067/2024 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 1 Mar 2024

    Report A9-0067/2024

    AI summary:The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes that Parliament grant its President discharge for the implementation of Parliament's 2022 budget, and sets out its observations in an accompanying resolution.

    What changed since Draft report (CONT) →

  3. Committee draft· 15 Dec 2023

    Draft report (CONT)

    AI summary:This is the rapporteur's draft report on granting discharge to Parliament's President for the implementation of Parliament's 2022 budget, Section I. It proposes to grant discharge and sets out observations on Parliament's financial management, the Court of Auditors' findings, the Internal Auditor's report, and each Directorate-General's spending.

Committee opinions: Opinion (JURI), Draft opinion (JURI)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 1 step

  1. 10 October 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 3 steps

  1. 11 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 11 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0229/2024Report A9-0067/2024

  2. 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

  3. 1 March 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A9-0067/2024

Committee stage 5 steps

  1. 22 February 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

    CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 15 December 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (CONT)

  3. 29 November 2023

    JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (JURI)

  4. 13 October 2023

    Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (JURI)

  5. 12 September 2023

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), DEVE (Development), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), BUDG (Budgets), CULT (Culture and Education), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), PECH (Fisheries), INTA (International Trade), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), REGI (Regional Development), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), AFET (Foreign Affairs) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/2130(DEC)