# 2007 discharge: EU general budget, Council

European Parliament procedure 2008/2277(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 6th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 34 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2009-02-23 and 2009-10-15.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2007 discharge for the Council section of the EU general budget. Amendments variously grant, refuse or postpone discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council, demand greater transparency and answers on budget execution (including 'comptes hors budget' and expenditure relating to the Common Foreign and Security Policy), an annual activity report, and a study of Parliament's powers in the Council discharge procedure.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37676.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |
| Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS | Germany | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28243.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Bogusław LIBERADZKI | Poland | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23768.md |

## Official source documents

- PE421.101: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.101+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE428.156: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-428.156+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE430.342: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-430.342+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2277-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2277-DEC.json

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