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Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2146(DEC)

Discharge 2024: 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 September 2026 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 9 September 2025
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 2 March 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 30 March 2026
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 April 2026
  5. Parliament’s position(done) Final

Decided in plenary

29 April 2026 · decision 10

EU budget & funds, Budget decision

Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament

Discharge decision adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

AI summary:Parliament granted discharge to its President for implementing the EU general budget for 2024, covering Parliament's own section.

What changed

  • Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament

    AI summary:The adopted text removes calls for gender quotas and gender budgeting, and adds new requirements on ethics, health and safety, whistleblower protection, and lobbying. It also drops a paragraph on the Ombudsman's recommendation and softens language on GEA transparency. The other changes are formal: updated title and a spacing fix.

    See the changes →

  • Committee draft → Tabled for plenary

    AI summary:Postpones the discharge decision for 2024 and adds new sections on gender equality, integrity, and transparency. Strengthens oversight of political groups' finances, including calls for more auditors, recovery actions, and investigations. Adds measures on staff well-being, including childcare, housing allowance, and data breach support. Updates building strategy and adds calls for cost monitoring, single seat milestones, and transparency in procurement. Other changes are formal or wording: renumbering, capitalization, and minor rephrasing.

    See the changes →

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgetary Control
Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Renew)
Niclas Herbst (EPP), Giuseppe Lupo (S&D), Julien Sanchez (Patriots), Dick Erixon (ECR), Damian Boeselager (Greens), Jonas Sjöstedt (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Constitutional Affairs
  • Legal Affairs
  • Women’s Rights and Gender Equality· rapporteurRaquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Renew)
  • Employment and Social Affairs
  • International Trade
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Regional Development
  • Budgets
  • Public Health
  • Industry, Research and Energy
  • Transport and Tourism
  • Development
  • Environment, Climate and Food Safety
  • Culture and Education
  • Economic and Monetary Affairs
  • Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
  • Security and Defence
  • Fisheries
  • Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • Agriculture and Rural Development

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 29 Apr 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0126/2026

    AI summary:Parliament grants discharge to its President for the 2024 budget and adopts a resolution with observations on financial management, integrity, and administration.

    What changed since Report A10-0081/2026 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 30 Mar 2026

    Report A10-0081/2026

    AI summary:Parliament grants discharge to its President for the 2024 budget, approving the implementation of Section I. The accompanying resolution sets out observations on financial management, internal control, and political priorities.

    What changed since Draft report (CONT) →

  3. Committee draft· 15 Dec 2025

    Draft report (CONT)

    AI summary:This draft report proposes granting discharge to Parliament's President for the 2024 budget and sets out observations on financial management, internal control, and political priorities.

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

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 1 step

  1. 10 September 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 4 steps

  1. 29 April 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0126/2026Report A10-0081/2026

  2. 28 April 2026

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 28 Apr 2026 Council / Commission text C10-0145/2025Council / Commission text C10-0146/2025Council / Commission text C10-0147/2025Council / Commission text C10-0148/2025Council / Commission text C10-0149/2025Council / Commission text C10-0150/2025Council / Commission text C10-0151/2025Council / Commission text C10-0152/2025Council / Commission text C10-0153/2025Council / Commission text C10-0154/2025Council / Commission text C10-0155/2025Council / Commission text C10-0156/2025Council / Commission text C10-0157/2025Report A10-0046/2026Report A10-0050/2026Report A10-0051/2026Report A10-0052/2026Report A10-0053/2026Report A10-0054/2026Report A10-0055/2026Report A10-0056/2026Report A10-0057/2026Report A10-0059/2026Report A10-0081/2026Report A10-0085/2026Report A10-0087/2026

  3. 21 April 2026

    5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 18–22

  4. 30 March 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0081/2026

Committee stage 5 steps

  1. 2 March 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 27 January 2026

    FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (FEMM)

  3. 27 January 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (CONT)

  4. 15 December 2025

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (CONT)

  5. 9 September 2025

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

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

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2146(DEC)