# 2007 discharge: EU general budget, European Parliament

European Parliament procedure 2008/2276(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 6th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 23 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2009-02-20 and 2009-02-20.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is the 2007 discharge for the EU general budget, European Parliament section. Amendments address an end-of-year transfer for a building in Vienna, depreciation of Parliament's buildings, security and petty crime on the premises, multilingualism and interpretation costs, and the geographic dispersion between Strasbourg and Brussels and its CO2 burden. They also cover the General Expenditure Allowance, the Members' voluntary pension fund deficit, and transparency of its membership list.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Paulo CASACA | Portugal | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4447.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |
| Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS | Germany | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28243.md |
| Dan JØRGENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28156.md |

## Official source documents

- PE420.230: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.230+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2276-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2276-DEC.json

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