2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor
A discharge decision on the 2023 general budget of the EU for the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). The amendments note the EDPS operating budget and its supervisory role over data processing by Union institutions, bodies and agencies, formal legislative consultations and opinions, standards for external contractors, a significant increase in staff mission costs, budget implementation, and budgetary pressure linked to inflation, energy costs and Russia's war against Ukraine.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled11 Dec 2024 – 10 Feb 2025
- Plenary vote — Adopted7 May 2025 · On the proposed decision
- Plenary vote — Adopted7 May 2025 · On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
- Procedure completed
Plenary votes
3 roll-call votesIn 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
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.
- 7 May 2025RejectedOn amendment 3 · text to be inserted after paragraph 5Official label: Après le § 5 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗118 for507 against33 abstentions61 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 7 May 2025Main voteAdoptedOn the motion for a resolution · the text as a wholeOfficial label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗548 for74 against42 abstentions55 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 7 May 2025Main voteAdoptedOn the proposed decisionOfficial label: Proposition de décision · what was voted ↗564 for61 against43 abstentions51 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only
Plenary amendments4 tabled on this text
Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.
- Amendment 1ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 10Current text
10. Expresses concern about the significant increase in EDPS staff mission costs, from EUR 28 789 in 2021 and EUR 176 903 in 2022, to EUR 284 580 in 2023; calls on the EDPS to assess whether the resources spent on missions are being used appropriately and effectively; notes that the EDPS ceased making public the number of missions funded by organisers, as well as information on which unit or sector participated in each mission, thus reducing transparency regarding mission
expenses; calls on the EDPS to reinstate this practice; encourages the EDPS to promote the use of video-conferencing tools where suitable, as this could contribute to lowering the number of missions and reducing costs; call…Amendment10. Expresses concern about the significant increase in EDPS staff mission costs, from EUR 28 789 in 2021 and EUR 176 903 in 2022, to EUR 284 580 in 2023; is concerned regarding the potential misuse of mission budgets by certain officials, who allegedly used those funds to travel to their home countries for personal purposes, deviating from the interest of the service; calls on the EDPS to assess whether the resources spent on missions are being used appropriately and effectively; notes that the EDPS ceased making public the number of missions funded by organisers, as well as information on which unit or sector participated in each mission, thus reducing transparency regarding mission expens…
Excerpt — full text in the official PDF. - Amendment 2ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 47 a (new)Amendment
47 a. Deplores the EDPS's reprimand to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency when exchanging data with Europol on individuals suspected of cross-border crimes, considering the severe consequences of the lack of data sharing between agencies, which is essential for combating organised crime and addressing illegal migration, upholding both national and European security needs;
- Amendment 3ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)Amendment
5a. Expresses its concern about the significant increase in the final budget adopted for the EDPS, and deplores the fact that this increase, of 12,06 % between 2022 and 2023, well above the inflation rate, is the cause of budgetary waste such as the 54 % increase in the budget allocated to public communication and promotion activities;
- Amendment 4PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 a (new)Amendment
19 a. Deplores the fact that the Commission has unlawfully targeted advertisements targeting citizens by using sensitive personal data regarding their political opinions during an electoral campaign; congratulates the EDPS for his commitment to data protection and for his decision against the Commission;
Official amendment documents
Members who amended this procedure
25 Members · by amendment count
The amendments, in full text
67 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.