EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Budget

European Parliament gives Commission discharge for 2021 budget, but calls for more transparency on EU recovery plan

Brussels, 10/05/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 10 May, the European Parliament approved the way the EU institutions have implemented the EU budget in 2021, the first year with payments from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

Almost all EU spending is managed by the European Commission. In 2021, the EU budget increased by about 30% compared to 2020, mainly due to the money spent through the Next Generation EU programme.

While MEPs gave a positive opinion on the Commission’s performance (421 votes in favour, 151...