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The plenary has just adopted a report by
@jmgermain.bsky.social and @monika-hohlmeier.bsky.social calling to improve the efficiency of the EU's rule of law conditionality mechanism. More in the press release 🔽
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MEPs urge upgrades to the rule of law conditionality mechanism | News | European Parliament
The EU’s rule of law conditionality mechanism needs to be improved to better protect EU funds from misuse in member states with rule of law breaches.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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CONT just endorsed a draft report calling for a more efficient evaluation of EU spending, more in the press release⬇️
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Budgetary control Committee MEPs call for efficiency in evaluating EU spending | News | European Parliament
The EU budget should focus more on results and deliver measurable value for citizens and businesses, budgetary control MEPs say in a draft report endorsed on Monday.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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CONT meets at 14.30 today with discharge debates, presentation of an @euauditors.bsky.social special report and vote on a report on performance indicators on the agenda⬇️
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🔹Agenda:
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December 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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CONT meeting starting at 15.30 with the presentation of a study on parliamentary budgetary control and a discharge hearing with agencies⬇️

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🔹Other topics on agenda this week: europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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CONT scrutiny working group on advocacy activities meets for the first meeting at 14.30 ⤵️
🔹Live streaming: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
🔹More info & composition of the group:
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November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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CONT has just backed @danielcaspary.bsky.social as @euauditors.bsky.social candidate from Germany. Plenary vote next week, more in the press release ⤵️
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Court of Auditors: EP committee backs candidate from Germany | News | European Parliament
The EP Budgetary Control Committee endorsed Daniel Caspary as Member of the European Court of Auditors representing Germany.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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CONT and @budg.europarl.europa.eu MEPs have just approved a draft report by @monika-hohlmeier.bsky.social (EPP) and Jean-Marc Germain (S&D) calling for a stronger rule of law conditionality mechanism to protect EU budget. More in the press release ⬇️
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Committees MEPs urge upgrades to the rule of law conditionality mechanism | News | European Parliament
MEPs from two committees call for improvements to the EU’s rule of law conditionality mechanism to better protect EU funds from misuse in member states with rule of law breaches.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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CONT meets on Monday and Thursday this week with
@ec.europa.eu and @eudiplomacy.bsky.social discharge hearings on the agenda today.

🔹Live streaming from 14.30: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

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November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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CONT has just backed Pierre Moscovici as @euauditors.bsky.social candidate from France and endorsed
Nikolaos Milionis from Greece for another term. Plenary vote next week, more in the press release⬇️
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Court of Auditors: EP committee backs candidates from Greece and France | News | European Parliament
The Budgetary Control Committee has endorsed Nikolaos Milionis and Pierre Moscovici as members of the European Court of Auditors, representing Greece and France respectively.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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🔴CONT meeting starting at 10:00, on the agenda today:
- votes on @EUauditors members for Greece and France
- @ec.europa.eu discharge debate with Raffaele Fitto and @vdombrovskis.bsky.social

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November 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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The European Parliament wrapped up the 2023 discharge exercise today by greenlighting the EU budget management by the European Union Agency for Asylum but denying discharge to @consilium.europa.eu. More in the press release⬇️
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Parliament grants discharge to the EU Asylum Agency but not Council | News | European Parliament
Revisiting postponed decisions, MEPs approved the EU’s asylum agency’s 2023 budget management but refused to grant discharge to the Council.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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CONT has just endorsed a report by
@maritmaij.bsky.social
assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budget, press release to follow.
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Budgetary control MEPs will review @euauditors.bsky.social Annual Report 2024 for the first time and meet @piotrserafin.bsky.social tomorrow, kicking off the annual discharge cycle. More⬇️
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European Parliament to begin its scrutiny of the EU’s 2024 accounts | News | European Parliament
The Budgetary Control committee will review the European Court of Auditor's (ECA) Annual Report 2024 for the first time, and meet EU Budget Commissioner Piotr Serafin, on Thursday.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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💶Following up on postponed discharge decisions, CONT MEPs today voted to grant discharge to @euasylumagency.bsky.social and refuse it to @consilium.europa.eu; final decisions to follow in plenary. More in the press release⬇️
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Budgetary control MEPs propose discharge for EU Asylum Agency but not Council | News | European Parliament
Revisiting postponed decisions, budgetary control MEPs propose to approve the Asylum Agency’s 2023 EU budget management, but to refuse discharge to the Council.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Starting now - watch it live here: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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📺CONT meeting is starting now with two votes and follow-up on 2023 discharge and first debates on 2024 discharge:
*️⃣Highlights: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
*️⃣Live-stream: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
This week in the Committee on Budgetary Control: highlights | News | European Parliament
Wednesday 10.00 -12.45 and 15.00 - 18.00 and Thursday 9.00 - 12.45 and 15.00 - 18.00 at SPINELLI 3E-2, Brussels
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September 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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💶What's ahead for parliamentary scrutiny and budgetary control during the next MFF and beyond?
➡️Follow the conference on Wednesday to find out: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
September 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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👉 Wrapping up with a press conference in Tirana, budgetary control MEPs ended their mission to Montenegro and Albania on Thursday. More in the press release: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
September 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM