Parliament refuses to approve Council spending for 2023
Official title: Kwijting 2023: Algemene begroting van de EU – Europese Raad en Raad
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- The European Parliament refuses to approve the 2023 accounts of the European Council and the Council because they refuse to share information.
- This decision affects the leadership of the Council and the European Parliament, which have been locked in a dispute over financial oversight for years.
- For you as a citizen, this brings no immediate change to daily life, but Parliament is insisting that your tax money be spent transparently by the Council.
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From proposal to law
- Submitted 22 October 2025
- Approved by parliament 22 October 2025
- Signed by the Parliament and the Council not yet
- Published in the Official Journal of the EU not yet
- In force not yet
After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.
How parliament voted
Passed on 22 October 2025441 for · 125 against · 73 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
164 for · 0 against · 3 abstentions
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S&D (Social Democrats) Voted for
116 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Patriots for Europe Voted against
0 for · 80 against · 0 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Voted for
71 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
0 for · 11 against · 55 abstentions
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Greens/EFA Voted for
49 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Divided
34 for · 0 against · 5 abstentions
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Non-attached Divided
7 for · 12 against · 9 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
0 for · 22 against · 1 abstention
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇬🇷 MEPs from Greece
Majority in favour15 for · 3 against · 1 abstention
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🇦🇹 Austria
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🇧🇪 Belgium
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🇧🇬 Bulgaria
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🇭🇷 Croatia
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🇩🇰 Denmark
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🇫🇷 France
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🇩🇪 Germany
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🇬🇷 Greece
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🇭🇺 Hungary
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🇮🇪 Ireland
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🇮🇹 Italy
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🇱🇺 Luxembourg
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🇲🇹 Malta
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🇳🇱 Netherlands
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🇵🇱 Poland
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🇵🇹 Portugal
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🇷🇴 Romania
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🇸🇰 Slovakia
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🇸🇮 Slovenia
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🇪🇸 Spain
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Figures: for / against / abstention.