Procedure

2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Council and Council

2023/2131(DEC)·9th term·CONT·DEC - Discharge procedure·CompletedProcedure completed

Subjects: 2022 discharge

Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): SJÖSTEDT Jonas (The Left)

Summary

Discharge for the 2022 general budget of the EU concerning the European Council and the Council. Amendments address the Council's non-cooperation with Parliament in the discharge procedure and revising the Treaties, gender imbalance in the Court, unanimity versus qualified majority voting, corporate sponsorship of rotating Council presidencies, travel costs of the President of the European Council, internal audits including on crypto management, and geographical imbalances among staff.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
31 Jan 2024 – 9 Sep 2024
Plenary vote — Adopted
23 Apr 2024 · On the motion for a resolution
Plenary vote — Adopted
23 Apr 2024 · On the proposed decision
Plenary vote — Adopted
22 Oct 2024 · On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
Procedure completed

Amendments

distinct, in window

Members

tabled at least one

Committee(s)

31 Jan 2024 – 9 Sep 2024

Dates

Plenary votes

9 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

Group				Shift
EPP	For100%	For94%	For92%	consistent
S&D	For98%	For99%	For100%	consistent
Renew	For97%	For97%	For100%	consistent
Greens/EFA	For99%	For99%	For100%	consistent
ECR	For80%	Abstained76%	Abstained82%	For → Abstained
The Left	For100%	Against53%	For90%	consistent
Patriots	—	—	Against100%	—
ID	For35%	Against67%	—	—
ESN	—	—	Against95%	—
Non-attached	For85%	Against74%	Against58%	For → Against

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

Show the 6 earlier votes
1. 23 Apr 2024Adopted
  On amendment 1 — text to be inserted after paragraph 16
  Official label: Après le § 16 - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
  485 for83 against29 abstentions108 did not vote
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2. 23 Apr 2024Adopted
  On paragraph 24 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 24/1 · what was voted ↗
  446 for143 against16 abstentions100 did not vote
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3. 23 Apr 2024Adopted
  On paragraph 24 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 24/2 · what was voted ↗
  420 for155 against20 abstentions110 did not vote
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4. 23 Apr 2024Adopted
  On paragraph 24 (part 3 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 24/3 · what was voted ↗
  392 for172 against28 abstentions113 did not vote
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5. 23 Apr 2024Main voteAdopted
  On the proposed decision
  Official label: Proposition de décision · what was voted ↗
  539 for26 against29 abstentions111 did not vote
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6. 23 Apr 2024Main voteAdopted
  On the motion for a resolution
  Official label: Proposition de résolution · what was voted ↗
  435 for92 against77 abstentions101 did not vote
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22 Oct 2024Adopted
On paragraph 14
Official label: § 14 · what was voted ↗
429 for206 against26 abstentions58 did not vote
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22 Oct 2024Adopted
On paragraph 16 (part 2 of a split vote)
Official label: § 16/2 · what was voted ↗
417 for204 against37 abstentions61 did not vote
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22 Oct 2024Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
431 for131 against83 abstentions74 did not vote
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