# 2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission

European Parliament procedure 2008/2186(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / CONT / CULT / DEVE / EMPL / ENVI / FEMM / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 418 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2009-01-22 and 2010-03-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2007 discharge for the EU general budget, Section III, Commission. The amendments propose granting or postponing discharge and closure of the accounts, raise concerns over high error rates in payments, slow recoveries, the Court of Auditors' reservations and adverse opinions on spending areas such as rural development, structural measures and research, and negative own capital.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 67 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Bogusław LIBERADZKI | Poland | S&D | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23768.md |
| Dan JØRGENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28156.md |
| Paulo CASACA | Portugal | PSE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4447.md |
| Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS | Germany | ALDE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28243.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Monica MACOVEI | Romania | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96824.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Costas BOTOPOULOS | Greece | PSE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39318.md |
| Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4412.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.244: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.244+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.260: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.260+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.305: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.305+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.359: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.359+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.369: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.369+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.376: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.376+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2186-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2186-DEC.json

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