2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Court of Justice of the European Union

Decided in plenary

What changed

• Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament

  AIAI summary:Adds a requirement that due process and fundamental rights be respected in Union budget investigations. Adds a new paragraph quoting Article 4(2) TEU on respecting Member States' national identities. Extends the call for broadcasting hearings to both courts and clarifies rules for judicial documents. The other changes are formal or wording: updated title, decimal separators, quotation marks, and terminology.

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• Committee draft → Tabled for plenary

  AIAI summary:The resolution now grants discharge without postponement and adds strong calls for monitoring member state compliance with CJEU rulings. Adds numerous provisions on ethics, transparency, and integrity, including independent ethics committee, recusal policy, and conflict-of-interest screening. Expands sections on gender balance, staff diversity, and multilingualism, with calls for annual reports and better representation. Strengthens cybersecurity and AI oversight, adding calls for human oversight, collaboration with EU agencies, and a robust cybersecurity strategy. Other changes are substantive updates to figures, added welcomes for environmental and training efforts, and new paragraphs on traineeships and cooperation.

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Who works on it

Lead committee

Budgetary Control

Rapporteur

Cristian Terheş (ECR)

Shadow rapporteurs

Caterina Chinnici (EPP), Csaba Molnár (S&D), Virginie Joron (Patriots), Gilles Boyer (Renew), Damian Boeselager (Greens), Pasquale Tridico (The Left), Alexander Jungbluth (ESN)

Committees giving an opinion

• Budgets
• Constitutional Affairs
• Regional Development
• Fisheries
• Public Health
• International Trade
• Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Internal Market and Consumer Protection
• Environment, Climate and Food Safety
• Foreign Affairs
• Security and Defence
• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Employment and Social Affairs
• Development
• Industry, Research and Energy
• Transport and Tourism
• Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
• Culture and Education
• Legal Affairs· rapporteurIlhan Kyuchyuk (Renew)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

1. Adopted by Parliament· 7 May 2025

   Adopted text TA10-0080/2025

   AIAI summary:Parliament grants discharge to the Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union for the 2023 budget and adopts observations on the Court's financial management, performance, and ethics.

   What changed since Report A10-0050/2025 →

2. Tabled for plenary· 1 Apr 2025

   Report A10-0050/2025

   AIAI summary:Parliament grants discharge to the Registrar of the Court of Justice for the 2023 budget and adopts a resolution with observations on the Court's financial management, performance, and governance.

   What changed since Draft report (CONT) →

3. Committee draft· 20 Jan 2025

   Draft report (CONT)

   AIAI summary:This draft report concerns the discharge for the Court of Justice of the European Union for the 2023 budget. It proposes granting discharge and includes observations on budget, management, and other areas.

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

Timeline

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