Date: 2025-10-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision (EU) 2025/1606 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 VIII – European Ombudsman
**Executive Summary**
This document is a decision by the European Parliament regarding the discharge of the European Ombudsman's budget implementation for the financial year 2023. It grants the Ombudsman discharge and instructs its President to forward the decision and resolution to various EU institutions and arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision is dated May 7, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Discharge Decision:**
* The European Parliament grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the financial year 2023.
* The observations of the European Parliament are set out in the resolution accompanying this decision.
* **Instruction to the President:**
* The President of the European Parliament is instructed to forward this decision and the resolution to:
* The European Ombudsman.
* The European Council.
* The Council.
* The Commission.
* The Court of Auditors.
* The Court of Justice of the European Union.
* The European Data Protection Supervisor.
* The European External Action Service.
* The President is also instructed to arrange for the publication of this decision and resolution in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).
**Impact Analysis**
**European Ombudsman**
* **Impact**: Budget implementation for the financial year 2023 is formally discharged.
* **Action Required**: Acknowledge and implement any recommendations or observations outlined in the resolution accompanying the discharge decision.
**European Council, The Council, The Commission, The Court of Auditors, The Court of Justice of the European Union, The European Data Protection Supervisor, The European External Action Service**
* **Impact**: Receipt of the decision and resolution regarding the discharge of the European Ombudsman's budget.
* **Action Required**: Review the documents and take note of any findings or recommendations relevant to their respective roles and responsibilities.
**President of the European Parliament**
* **Impact**: Responsible for formal communication and publication of the decision.
* **Action Required**: Forward the decision and resolution to the specified entities and arrange for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Ombudsman: The subject of the discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023.
European Parliament: The issuing body of the decision and resolution.
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.
Court of Auditors: Provides the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1606 8.10.2025
DECISION(EU) 2025/1606 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 VIII – European Ombudsman
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 – C10-0075/2024)(2),
— having regard to the European Ombudsman’s annual activity report for the year 2023 and its report on the budgetary
and financial management for the financial year 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 report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A10-0055/2025),
1. Grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European
Ombudsman 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 European
Ombudsman, the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, the Court of Justice of
the European Union, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European External Action Service, 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: https://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1606/oj 1/1