Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/2020(DEC)
2023 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 8 October 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 17 September 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 18 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 11 April 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 7 May 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
7 May 2025 · decision 4
EU budget & funds, Budget decision
Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament
Discharge decision adopted On the proposal for a discharge decision: 513 for · 119 against · 20 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The European Parliament voted on granting discharge for the implementation of the EU general budget for 2023, specifically for its own section.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Giuseppe Lupo (S&D), Tamás Deutsch (Patriots), Dick Erixon (ECR), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Renew), Damian Boeselager (Greens), Jonas Sjöstedt (The Left), Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Regional Development
- Transport and Tourism
- Development
- Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Legal Affairs
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Fisheries
- Budgets
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
- Security and Defence
- Employment and Social Affairs
- Industry, Research and Energy
- Constitutional Affairs· rapporteurSven Simon (EPP)
- Public Health
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Foreign Affairs
- Culture and Education
- International Trade
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 7 May 2025
AI summary:Parliament grants its President discharge for implementing the EU general budget for 2023, Section I – European Parliament, based on accounts and audits confirming sound financial management.
Tabled for plenary· 11 Apr 2025
AI summary:The European Parliament grants discharge to its President for implementing the EU general budget for 2023, Section I – European Parliament, based on the Court of Auditors' assurance and internal reports.
Committee draft· 17 Dec 2024
AI summary:This draft report proposes granting discharge to Parliament's President for the 2023 budget and includes a resolution with observations on financial management, internal controls, and various directorates.
Committee opinions: Opinion (AFCO), Draft opinion (AFCO)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
8 October 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 3 steps
7 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 7 May 2025 Adopted text TA10-0078/2025Report A10-0062/2025
6 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 6 May 2025 Council / Commission text C10-0067/2024Council / Commission text C10-0068/2024Council / Commission text C10-0069/2024Council / Commission text C10-0070/2024Council / Commission text C10-0071/2024Council / Commission text C10-0072/2024Council / Commission text C10-0073/2024Council / Commission text C10-0074/2024Council / Commission text C10-0075/2024Council / Commission text C10-0076/2024Council / Commission text C10-0077/2024Council / Commission text C10-0078/2024Council / Commission text C10-0079/2024Report A10-0046/2025Report A10-0047/2025Report A10-0050/2025Report A10-0051/2025Report A10-0052/2025Report A10-0053/2025Report A10-0054/2025Report A10-0055/2025Report A10-0056/2025Report A10-0062/2025Report A10-0065/2025Report A10-0069/2025Report A10-0074/2025
11 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
18 March 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
5 February 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.
29 January 2025
AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
17 December 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
20 November 2024
Draft opinion from AFCO (Constitutional Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
17 September 2024
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), DEVE (Development), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), PECH (Fisheries), BUDG (Budgets), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), SEDE (Security and Defence), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), SANT (Public Health), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), AFET (Foreign Affairs), CULT (Culture and Education), INTA (International Trade) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/2020(DEC)