Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2156(DEC)
Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Agencies
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.
- Referred to committee(done) 9 September 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 March 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 10 April 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 April 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
29 April 2026 · decision 20
EU budget & funds, Budget decision
Discharge 2024: Agencies
Discharge decision adopted On the proposal for a discharge decision: 475 for · 107 against · 71 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:Parliament voted on discharge for several EU agencies' 2024 budgets, including the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, the Agency for Support for BEREC, the Translation Centre, and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds calls for stronger transparency, performance-based funding, and staffing reforms across agencies. Updates the Cedefop legal case with the Court of Justice ruling and adds criticism of no disciplinary action. Expands harassment prevention to include sexual harassment and adds a call for increased Eurojust staffing. The other changes are formal: headings updated with dates and procedural references, and a regulation number corrected.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The report postpones discharge and account closure for nearly all agencies, changing decisions from granting to postponing. Adds new paragraphs on debt, transparency, staffing, cybersecurity, and fundamental rights, while removing older ones on similar topics. Updates paragraphs on specific agencies, adding calls for corrective actions, performance targets, and resource increases. Rewrites paragraphs on supervisory authorities and ECHA, changing stances on cost separation and conflict-of-interest measures. The other changes are formal or wording: updated titles, spelling, and rephrased sentences.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Monika Hohlmeier (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Claudiu Manda (S&D), Virginie Joron (Patriots), Dick Erixon (ECR), Gilles Boyer (Renew), Erik Marquardt (Greens), Jonas Sjöstedt (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Employment and Social Affairs· rapporteurRomana Tomc (EPP)
- Fisheries· rapporteurGiuseppe Lupo (S&D)
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality· rapporteurRaquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Renew)
- Culture and Education
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety· rapporteurMep #257122 (S&D)
- Public Health· rapporteurKateřina Konečná (No group)
- Foreign Affairs
- Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Industry, Research and Energy
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs· rapporteurEvin Incir (S&D)
- Transport and Tourism· rapporteurGheorghe Falcă (EPP)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 29 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament grants discharge to the directors of 33 EU agencies and bodies for the 2024 budget and approves closure of their accounts, with observations in a resolution.
Tabled for plenary· 10 Apr 2026
AI summary:This committee report proposes granting discharge to 31 EU agencies and two other bodies for the 2024 financial year, approving closure of their accounts, and includes a resolution with observations on their budget implementation.
Committee draft· 20 Jan 2026
AI summary:This draft report proposes decisions on granting discharge and closing accounts for 31 EU agencies for 2024, with a resolution of observations. It grants discharge to most agencies but postpones decisions for some, and includes recommendations on procurement, cybersecurity, and staffing.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (TRAN), Opinion (SANT), Draft opinion (SANT), Draft opinion (PECH), Opinion (ENVI), Opinion (EMPL), Draft opinion (FEMM), Opinion (TRAN), Opinion (LIBE), Draft opinion (LIBE), Opinion (FEMM), Draft opinion (EMPL), Opinion (PECH), Draft opinion (ENVI)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
10 September 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 4 steps
29 April 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0136/2026Report A10-0087/2026
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
21 April – 22 April 2026
47 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendments 1–3Amendments 4–6Amendments 7–15Amendments 16–24Amendments 25–28Amendments 29–30Amendments 31–37Amendments 38–42Amendments 43–47
10 April 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 11 steps
24 March 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
19 February 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CONT (Budgetary Control) proposed changes to the draft.
28 January 2026
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
28 January 2026
EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
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.
27 January 2026
SANT (Public Health) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
27 January 2026
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
27 January 2026
PECH (Fisheries) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
20 January 2026
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; EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), PECH (Fisheries), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), CULT (Culture and Education), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), SANT (Public Health), AFET (Foreign Affairs), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2156(DEC)