2023 discharge: General budget of the EU - Court of Auditors

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1 · Motion for a resolutionRejected

   Paragraph 45

   Tabled by Tomáš Zdechovský, Niclas Herbst, Monika Hohlmeier +1 · EPP

   45. Removed: Is concerned by media’s report that an EPPO investigation on misuse of funds by the former President of the Court is currently blocked by the Added: Notes the legal case published on 28 April 2025 in the Official Journal of the European Union concerning a difference of legal understanding between the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) and the Court of Auditors; follows with interest the legal procedure and the future decision of the Court Removed: not to lift his immunity; requests the Court to fully cooperate with EPPO on any investigations they may activate and to report on the reasons for the decision not to lift the immunity; Added: of Justice; expects that both the Court of Auditors and the EPPO will fully respect and swiftly implement the content of the ruling of the Court of Justice;

2. Amendment 2 · Motion for a resolutionRejected

   Paragraph 47

   Tabled by Tomáš Zdechovský, Niclas Herbst, Monika Hohlmeier +1 · EPP

   47. Removed: Regrets Added: Notes that the Court Removed: has failed to fully cooperate with EPPO by refusing to lift the immunity of its former President and by denying Added: of Auditors submitted all relevant documents to the EPPO about an alleged case concerning a former president of the Court of Auditors but denied the EPPO access to conduct a search within its premises Removed: in relation to a probe into possible wrongdoing, which could be considered an interference with the proper conduct of an investigation, according to the EPPO; Added: and refused to lift the immunity of the former president because of a different legal opinion; recalls that, as the Union’s external auditor, the Court is bound by …