EU Budget Discharge 2024 Analysis

by name voted on 29.04.2026

Summary

The European Parliament reviews and approves the 2024 EU budget implementation, noting improvements in error rates but raising alarms over rule-of-law risks and transparency gaps.

10 29.04.2026

Report

economy

civil law

government

environment

human rights

social policy

european union

administrative reform

public finance and budget policy

information technology and data processing

Key points

The European Parliament granted discharge for the 2024 implementation of the general budget and several executive agencies.
The overall error rate in EU expenditure decreased to 3.6% in 2024, though it remains above the acceptable threshold.
Serious concerns were raised regarding the rule of law and systemic corruption in certain Member States, specifically Hungary.
The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) faces challenges with transparency and the identification of final beneficiaries.

Speeches

3 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Katarina BARLEY

Katarina BARLEY

S&D

0:15 min

12. Discharge 2024 (joint debate)

Cristian TERHEŞ

Cristian TERHEŞ

ECR

1:15 min

16.1. Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission (A10-0085/2026)

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission, executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission, executive agencies and the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive agencies OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission and executive agencies DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024: Section III – Commission DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024; Section III — Commission DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024: Section III – Commission OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024; Section III — Commission OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section III – Commission DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the EU - Commission for the financial year 2024 OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the EU – Commission for the financial year 2024 DRAFT OPINION on 2024 discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the EU - Commission Opinion on 2024 discharge: General budget of the EU - Commission (COM (2025) 824 final Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission

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