Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1598 of the European Parliament of 7 May 2025 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section IV – Court of Justice of the European Union
**Executive Summary**
This is a Decision (EU) 2025/1598 of the European Parliament, dated 7 May 2025, concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, specifically Section IV – Court of Justice of the European Union. The decision grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge. The decision was published in the L series of the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 October 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Decision:** Grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of Justice of the European Union for the financial year 2023.
* **Observations:** The European Parliament's observations are set out in a resolution which is an integral part of the decision.
* **Instruction:** The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward the decision and the related resolution to:
* The Court of Justice of the European Union
* The Council
* The Commission
* The European Ombudsman
* The European Data Protection Supervisor
* The Court of Auditors
* **Publication:** The President is also instructed to arrange for the decision's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**Registrar of the Court of Justice**
*Impact:* Granted discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2023.
*Action Required:* No direct action required, but subject to observations outlined in the related resolution.
**Court of Justice of the European Union**
*Impact:* Subject of the discharge decision concerning its budget implementation.
*Action Required:* Review the decision and associated resolution, and address any observations made by the European Parliament.
**Council, Commission, European Ombudsman, European Data Protection Supervisor, and Court of Auditors**
*Impact:* Receives the decision and related resolution for information and awareness.
*Action Required:* Review the decision and related resolution.
**President of the European Parliament**
*Impact:* Responsible for ensuring the decision is forwarded and published.
*Action Required:* Forward the decision and the resolution to the specified recipients and arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: The legislative body responsible for granting discharge in respect of budget implementation.
Court of Justice of the European Union: The EU institution whose budget implementation is being reviewed for discharge.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509: Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.
General budget of the European Union: The overall financial plan being audited, specifically for the financial year 2023.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1598 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1598 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 7 May 2025
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the
financial year 2023, Section IV – Court of Justice of the European Union
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023(1),
— having regard to the consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2023 (COM(2024)
0272 – C10-0070/2024)(2),
— having regard to the annual activity report of the Court of Justice of the European Union for 2023 and its annual
report on budgetary and financial management for 2023,
— having regard to the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the implementation of the budget concerning the financial
year 2023, together with the institutions’ replies(3),
— having regard to the statement of assurance(4)as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the
underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors for the financial year 2023, pursuant to Article 287 of the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
— having regard to Article 314(10) and Articles 317, 318 and 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July
2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU)
No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU)
No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation
(EU, Euratom) No 966/2012(5), and in particular Articles 59, 118, 260, 261 and 262 thereof,
— having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union(6), and in particular
Articles 59, 118, 266, 267 and 268 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 102 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A10-0050/2025),
1. Grants the Registrar of the Court of Justice discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Court of
Justice of the European Union for the financial year 2023;
2. Sets out its observations in the resolution below;
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution forming an integral part of it to the Court of Justice
of the European Union, the Council, the Commission, the European Ombudsman, the European Data Protection
Supervisor and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
(L series).
The President The Secretary-General
Roberta METSOLA Alessandro CHIOCCHETTI
(1) OJ L 58, 23.2.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/budget/2023/1/oj.
(2) OJ C, C/2024/5462, 10.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5462/oj.
(3) OJ C, C/2024/5882, 9.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5882/oj.
(4) OJ C, C/2024/6041, 10.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6041/oj.
(5) OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1046/oj.
(6) OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1598/oj 1/1