Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0804(NLE)
Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors - NL nominee
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions.
A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 November 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 16 June 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 July 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 22 July 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 9 September 2025
- Adopted by the Council(done) 26 November 2025
Decided in plenary
9 September 2025 · decision 10
EU institutions & Parliament, Appointment
Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – Stef Blok
Appointment approved 462 for · 129 against · 25 abstained by a large majority
Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.
AI summary:The decision delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination, making it Parliament's official position.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The only change is the removal of the annexes with the candidate's CV and questionnaire replies.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The committee now delivers a favourable opinion on Stef Blok's nomination, removing the possibility of an unfavourable one.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Carla Tavares (S&D), Gilles Boyer (Renew), Jonas Sjöstedt (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 9 Sept 2025
AI summary:Parliament delivers a favourable opinion on the nomination of Stef Blok as a Member of the Court of Auditors.
Tabled for plenary· 22 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament delivers a favourable opinion on the Council's nomination of Stef Blok as a Member of the Court of Auditors, following an evaluation of his credentials and a hearing.
Committee draft· 19 Jun 2025
AI summary:This draft report concerns Parliament's opinion on the nomination of Stef Blok as a Member of the Court of Auditors. It proposes a favourable opinion based on his credentials and hearing.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
26 November 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
9 September 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 9 Sept 2025 Adopted text TA10-0173/2025Report A10-0149/2025
22 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
15 July 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
19 June 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
16 June 2025
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0804(NLE)