Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

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.

1. Amendment 1S&DMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 76
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   76. Welcomes the Court’s Special report 11/2025: Transparency of Union funding granted to NGOs; notes with concern the problems identified therein, including shortcomings in transparency, classification and oversight; underlines the need for the Court to continue and strengthen its monitoring and reporting on these issues to ensure full compliance with financial rules, transparency requirements and the Union’s fundamental values;

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   76. Takes note of the Court’s Special report 11/2025: Transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs, which, while stating that the use of Union funding for NGO advocacy is legal, also confirms that it is in line with the Union’s legal transparency requirements as laid down in the Financial Regulation; notes that, at the same time, the Court's Special report 11/2025 points to the fact that more should be done to improve the transparency of Union funding received by all beneficiaries; calls in this regard on the Commission to implement the Court's recommendations regarding the screening of self-declarations in the Union’s Financial Transparency System, as well as the proactive monitoring of the r…

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2. Amendment 2S&DMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 77
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   77. Encourages the Court, in this context, to prepare a special report on Union funding provided to NGOs active in the Gaza context and to organisations involved in the development of Palestinian school textbooks; underlines that such scrutiny is crucial to ensure that Union funds are not diverted, directly or indirectly, to terrorist organisations or their affiliates, nor used in a manner that promotes hatred, radicalisation, or incitement to violence, and to ensure full compliance with Union financial rules, transparency standards, and the Union’s core values;

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   77. Encourages the Court to continue ensuring robust oversight of Union funds in external action; underlines that such oversight is crucial to ensure full compliance with Union financial rules, transparency standards, and the Union’s core values, including ensuring that Union funds are not diverted, directly or indirectly, to terrorist organisations or their affiliates, nor used in a manner that promotes hatred, radicalisation, or incitement to violence; notes that the Union does not fund Palestinian textbooks and welcomes the Commission’s continued engagement with the Palestinian Authority on curriculum reform and the tangible progress reported in 2025, including the ongoing review and amen…

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3. Amendment 3PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 61 a (new)
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   61a. Stresses that environmental initiatives within Union institutions must remain cost-effective and technology-neutral; calls on the Court to provide a transparent cost–benefit analysis of its green investments and procurement practices and to ensure that environmental considerations do not override efficiency or budgetary discipline;

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4. Amendment 4The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 20
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   20. Invites the Court to consolidate its findings into a comparative performance analysis and to develop a methodology for a "performance compass" of Union programmes; believes that such an instrument, while respecting the diversity of policies, would provide the discharge authority, decision-makers and the general public with clear guidance on which programmes use resources effectively and which might be candidates for termination or fundamental restructuring;

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   20. Invites the Court to consolidate its findings into a comparative performance analysis and to develop a methodology for a "performance compass" of Union programmes; believes that such an instrument, while respecting the diversity of policies, would provide the discharge authority, decision-makers and the general public with clear guidance on which programmes use resources effectively and which might be candidates for improvement in term of performance;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 77
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   77. Encourages the Court, in this context, to prepare a special report on Union funding provided to NGOs active in the Gaza context and to organisations involved in the development of Palestinian school textbooks; underlines that such scrutiny is crucial to ensure that Union funds are not diverted, directly or indirectly, to terrorist organisations or their affiliates, nor used in a manner that promotes hatred, radicalisation, or incitement to violence, and to ensure full compliance with Union financial rules, transparency standards, and the Union’s core values;

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6. Amendment 6RenewMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 76
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   76. Welcomes the Court’s Special report 11/2025: Transparency of Union funding granted to NGOs; notes with concern the problems identified therein, including shortcomings in transparency, classification and oversight; underlines the need for the Court to continue and strengthen its monitoring and reporting on these issues to ensure full compliance with financial rules, transparency requirements and the Union’s fundamental values;

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   76. Welcomes the findings of the European Court of Auditors’ Special report 11/2025: Transparency of EU funding granted to NGOs; notes that the Commission should facilitate the consistent understanding and application of the definition of non-governmental organisations across all management modes and should ensure that the information disclosed in the Financial Transparency System is comparable and useful; notes that the Commission should improve the completeness and timeliness of that information by increasing the frequency of updates; notes that the Court also recommends in Special report 11/2025 that the Commission explore the feasibility of developing the current systems to include risk-…

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7. Amendment 7ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 a (new)
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   15 a. Underlines that the European Court of Auditors is the Union's external auditor and the cornerstone of independent financial accountability over the Union budget; stresses that, in a context of unprecedented growth in Union expenditure, in the volume of borrowing operations and in the complexity of new financial instruments, the Court must be provided with resources that are commensurate with the scale and complexity of its audit mandate; supports the Court's continued cost discipline; invites the budgetary authorities, in adopting future budgets, to ensure that the Court is adequately resourced to scrutinise the rapidly expanding Union financial architecture;

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