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Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2149(DEC)

Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

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) 24 March 2026
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 April 2026
  5. Parliament’s position(done) Final

Decided in plenary

29 April 2026 · decision 13

EU budget & funds, Budget decision

Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors

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

AI summary:The decision covers the Court's administrative spending, which Parliament found to be low risk overall.

What changed

  • Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament

    AI summary:Adds a paragraph stressing the need for adequate resources for the Court of Auditors. Updates a staff gender statistic, changing the percentage of men from 47% to 46%. The other change is formal: the resolution heading is updated with the date and reference.

    See the changes →

  • Committee draft → Tabled for plenary

    AI summary:The motion now postpones the discharge decision instead of granting it, and adds calls for detailed spillover assessments, a performance compass, and further scrutiny of NGO funding. New paragraphs address the Court's audit approach for Joint Undertakings, training achievements, and its role in the anti-fraud architecture. The text adds concerns about burnout, recruitment, gender balance, and FENIX access, urging the Court to take corrective actions. Several paragraphs now include additional encouragements or calls for action on cost discipline, AI tools, and completing outstanding recommendations. The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as correcting references, terminology, and grammar.

    See the changes →

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgetary Control
Pasquale Tridico (The Left)
Caterina Chinnici (EPP), Csaba Molnár (S&D), Ondřej Knotek (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (ECR), Olivier Chastel (Renew)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Economic and Monetary Affairs
  • Industry, Research and Energy
  • Regional Development
  • Security and Defence
  • Employment and Social Affairs
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Development
  • Environment, Climate and Food Safety
  • Public Health
  • Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
  • Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • Legal Affairs
  • Culture and Education
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Constitutional Affairs
  • Fisheries
  • Transport and Tourism
  • Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
  • Budgets
  • International Trade

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 29 Apr 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0129/2026

    AI summary:Parliament grants discharge to the Court of Auditors for the 2024 budget and adopts observations in a resolution covering budget management, internal performance, human resources, ethics, digitalisation, buildings, sustainability, interinstitutional cooperation and communication.

    What changed since Report A10-0052/2026 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 24 Mar 2026

    Report A10-0052/2026

    AI summary:The European Parliament grants discharge to the Secretary-General of the Court of Auditors for the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2024, and sets out observations in a resolution.

    What changed since Draft report (CONT) →

  3. Committee draft· 16 Dec 2025

    Draft report (CONT)

    AI summary:This draft report concerns discharge for the Court of Auditors' 2024 budget. It proposes granting discharge and includes observations on the Court's management, performance, and ethics.

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 1 step

  1. 10 September 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 3 steps

  1. 29 April 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0129/2026Report A10-0052/2026

  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. 24 March 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0052/2026

Committee stage 4 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. 28 January 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

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

    Amendments in committee (CONT)

  3. 16 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)

  4. 9 September 2025

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

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

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2149(DEC)