Procedure

2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Public Prosecutors Office (the ‘EPPO’)

2024/2029(DEC)·10th term·CONT / LIBE·DEC - Discharge procedure·Completed

Subjects: 2023 discharge

Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš (EPP)

Summary

This is the 2023 discharge for the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) section of the EU general budget. Amendments note the EPPO's rising caseload, indictments and investigations, including VAT-related cases and investigations into NextGenerationEU and RRF funds, and discuss its budget and staffing. Others address cooperation with OLAF, Member States' participation in the EPPO, the extension of its mandate, and its anti-fraud strategy.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
11 Dec 2024 – 5 Feb 2025
Plenary vote — Adopted
7 May 2025 · On the proposed decision
Plenary vote — Adopted
7 May 2025 · On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
Procedure completed

Amendments

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Members

tabled at least one

Committees

11 Dec 2024 – 5 Feb 2025

Dates

Plenary votes

15 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	For96%	For100%	consistent
S&D	For100%	For100%	consistent
Renew	For100%	For100%	consistent
Greens/EFA	For100%	For98%	consistent
ECR	Against86%	Against83%	consistent
The Left	For93%	For98%	consistent
Patriots	Against89%	Against82%	consistent
ESN	Against90%	Against86%	consistent
Non-attached	Against46%	For46%	Against → For

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 12 earlier votes
1. 7 May 2025Rejected
  On amendment 2 · text to be inserted after paragraph 3
  Official label: Après le § 3 - Am 2 · what was voted ↗
  209 for413 against38 abstentions59 did not vote
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2. 7 May 2025Rejected
  On amendment 3 · text to be inserted after paragraph 3
  Official label: Après le § 3 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
  192 for443 against14 abstentions70 did not vote
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3. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On paragraph 8 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 8/2 · what was voted ↗
  456 for185 against18 abstentions60 did not vote
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4. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On paragraph 18 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 18/2 · what was voted ↗
  459 for171 against27 abstentions62 did not vote
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5. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On paragraph 18 (part 3 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 18/3 · what was voted ↗
  458 for154 against24 abstentions83 did not vote
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6. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On paragraph 93 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 93/2 · what was voted ↗
  461 for185 against15 abstentions58 did not vote
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7. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On paragraph 95 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 95/2 · what was voted ↗
  441 for199 against18 abstentions61 did not vote
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8. 7 May 2025Rejected
  On amendment 5 · text to be inserted after paragraph 96
  Official label: Après le § 96 - Am 5 · what was voted ↗
  191 for453 against14 abstentions61 did not vote
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9. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On amendment 1 · text to be inserted after paragraph 96
  Official label: Après le § 96 - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
  244 for237 against169 abstentions69 did not vote
  Decided by 7 votes. The contested ground: S&D (119 abstentions) · Greens/EFA (41 abstentions) · EPP (split 9 For / 159 Against)
  Broke with their group’s line18 Members voted against their group’s majority
  Branko GRIMS
  EPP
  Voted For
  Christophe GOMART
  EPP
  Voted For
  Céline IMART
  EPP
  Voted For
  François-Xavier BELLAMY
  EPP
  Voted For
  Jessika VAN LEEUWEN
  EPP
  Voted For
  Kinga KOLLÁR
  EPP
  Voted For
  Laurent CASTILLO
  EPP
  Voted For
  Nadine MORANO
  EPP
  Voted For
  Individual positions: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL). A group’s line = the majority of its expressed votes.
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10. 7 May 2025Rejected
  On amendment 6 · text to be inserted after paragraph 96
  Official label: Après le § 96 - Am 6 · what was voted ↗
  168 for450 against40 abstentions61 did not vote
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11. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On amendment 4 (part 1 of a split vote) · paragraph 102
  Official label: § 102 - Am 4/1 · what was voted ↗
  509 for66 against84 abstentions60 did not vote
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12. 7 May 2025Adopted
  On amendment 4 (part 2 of a split vote) · paragraph 102
  Official label: § 102 - Am 4/2 · what was voted ↗
  484 for20 against143 abstentions72 did not vote
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7 May 2025Adopted
On amendment 4 (part 3 of a split vote) · paragraph 102
Official label: § 102 - Am 4/3 · what was voted ↗
356 for269 against28 abstentions66 did not vote
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7 May 2025Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
452 for176 against30 abstentions61 did not vote
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7 May 2025Main voteAdopted
On the proposed decision
Official label: Proposition de décision · what was voted ↗
481 for157 against24 abstentions57 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Plenary amendments9 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 2 a (new)
Amendment
2a. Highlights the critical necessity of promptly dedicating necessary resources to ensure the timely conclusion of the ongoing investigation into the acquisition of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Union, especially considering the substantial public interest in this matter, coupled with the fact that the investigation already commenced in 2022 and to this date no decision has been publicly announced;
official amendment document ↗
Amendment 2ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment
3a. Notes with grave concern the unprecedented fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of transparency within public institutions, and the mismanagement of EU public funds; emphasises that the EPPO’s Activity Report for 2023 continues to highlight numerous cases of fraud related to funds allocated for the COVID-19 pandemic9a; __________________ 9ahttps://www.eppo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-03/EPPO_Annual_Report_2023.pdf
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Amendment 3ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment
3b. Calls for an immediate investigation into the Commission’s use of public funds to finance a shadow lobby group promoting its own green policies; stresses that lobbying should be transparent, with full disclosure of all parties involved;
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Amendment 4The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 102
Current text
102. ~~Believes~~ that the working arrangements with the Ukrainian competent authorities could effectively enhance the level of protection of the Union’s financial interests following the relevant commitments undertaken to support Ukraine and its population; ~~is aware that transmission~~ of ~~evidence~~ ~~has~~ ~~occurred~~ in ~~execution~~ of ~~mutual~~ ~~legal~~ ~~assistance~~ ~~requests~~ ~~and~~ ~~welcomes~~ the ~~perspective~~ of ~~activating~~ a ~~joint~~ ~~task~~ ~~force~~ ~~with~~ ~~the~~ ~~Ukrainian~~ ~~authorities~~ to ~~coordinate~~ ~~investigations;~~ ~~reminds~~ ~~the~~ ~~Commission~~ and ~~other Union~~ ~~institutions~~ ~~bodies,~~ ~~offices~~ ~~and~~ ~~agencies~~ of ~~the~~ ~~importance~~ of ~~detection~~ ~~and~~ ~~timely~~ ~~submission~~ of ~~investigative~~ ~~input~~ to ~~the~~ ~~EPPO.~~
Amendment
102. Recalls that EPPO competences extend to EU funds even when used in third countries; believes that the working arrangements with the Ukrainian competent authorities could effectively enhance the level of protection of the Union’s financial interests following the relevant commitments undertaken to support Ukraine and its population; welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Ukrainian authorities on anti-corruption measures, but recalls that the country is still subject to high rate of corruption and fraud, demanding extra precaution to be taken and further anti-corruption measure in order to successfully reach transparency goals; is aware that transmission of evidence has occurred in execut…
Excerpt — full text in the official PDF.
official amendment document ↗
Amendment 5ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 96 a (new)
Amendment
96a. Strongly condemns the unacceptable inaction of the EPPO, which, despite having announced the opening of investigations into the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines on 14 October 2022, has to this date failed to deliver any tangible results; stresses that such prolonged silence and lack of transparency regarding matters involving billions of euro of taxpayers’ money are utterly intolerable; demands that the EPPO conclude these investigations without any further delay and publish all findings in full, ensuring complete transparency and accountability towards European citizens;
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Amendment 6ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 96 b (new)
Amendment
96b. Deeply regrets the significant and undeniable waste of European taxpayers' money, as at least 215 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been discarded, amounting to a loss of over EUR 4 billion;
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Amendment 7PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 a (new)
Amendment
87 a. Is concerned that the announcement more than two years ago, on 14 October 2022, of the opening of an investigation into the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines, under the biggest contracts in the history of the Union, involving overordering amounting to 10 doses for every inhabitant plus a considerable waste of public money (EUR 71 billion for over four billion doses), has not been followed by any significant investigative activity or any communication explaining the EPPO's inaction to the public;
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Amendment 8PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 b (new)
Amendment
87 b. Notes that, in two cases out of three, the EPPO does not open an investigation in response to a report; calls on the EPPO to include elected opposition members of the European Parliament to observe the internal decision process to open or dismiss investigations as well a to monitor unusual delays in investigations;
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Amendment 9PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 c (new)
Amendment
87 c. Points out that the EPPO's role is not to slow down or suppress major investigations into possible fraud against the EU budget, as some observers have noted in the case of the investigation into the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines;
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