Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2155(DEC)
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Public Prosecutors Office (the ‘EPPO’)
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
Parliament adopted the text on 29 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 9 September 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 2 March 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 25 March 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 April 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
29 April 2026 · decision 19
EU budget & funds, Budget decision
Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Discharge decision adopted On the proposal for a discharge decision: 454 for · 161 against · 29 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:Parliament granted discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor's Office for implementing its 2024 budget.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The only substantive change is the addition of '(EU)' before a regulation number in paragraph 54. Other changes are formal: updated headings with dates and references, corrected spacing in a decision number, and capitalization of 'Euratom'. One wording change rephrases a sentence without altering its meaning.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Postpones the discharge decision and closure of accounts for 2024. Adds calls for more resources, staffing, and better budgeting for the EPPO, citing workload statistics. Strengthens language on Hungary's non-participation and adds calls for action on RRF reporting and conflicts of competence. Adds calls for swift adoption of policies on conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, and support for training. Other changes are formal or wording: updated paragraph numbers, spelling corrections, and rephrasing.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Pasquale Tridico (The Left)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Caterina Chinnici (EPP), Csaba Molnár (S&D), Ondřej Knotek (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (ECR), Gilles Boyer (Renew)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs· rapporteurEvin Incir (S&D)
- Legal Affairs
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 29 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament grants discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor's Office for the 2024 budget and approves closure of its accounts, with observations in a resolution.
Tabled for plenary· 25 Mar 2026
AI summary:The European Parliament grants discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the 2024 budget and approves the closure of its accounts.
Committee draft· 16 Dec 2025
AI summary:This draft report concerns the discharge for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for 2024. It proposes granting discharge and closing accounts, with observations on budget, performance, and resources.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (LIBE), Opinion (LIBE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
29 April 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0135/2026Report A10-0050/2026
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
25 March 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
2 March 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
28 January 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.
16 December 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CONT (Budgetary Control). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
3 December 2025
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
9 September 2025
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2155(DEC)