# 2008 discharge: EU general budget, section III, Commission

European Parliament procedure 2009/2068(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / CULT / EMPL / ENVI / IMCO / LIBE / REGI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 37 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2009-12-18 and 2010-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

Discharge dossier on the 2008 EU general budget, Section III (Commission). Amendments address management of the Structural and Cohesion Funds and shared management, distinguishing error from fraud, the Commission's action plan and supervisory role, financial corrections, public-procurement irregularities, execution rates including SOLVIT and passenger rights, the Court of Auditors' reports and performance audits, pre-accession assistance to Turkey, and youth and lifelong-learning programmes.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39717.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |
| Lothar BISKY | Germany | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96650.md |
| Frédéric DAERDEN | Belgium | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97125.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Jutta HAUG | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1914.md |
| Thomas ULMER | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28221.md |
| Michael CRAMER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28238.md |
| Franz OBERMAYR | Austria | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96981.md |
| Cătălin Sorin IVAN | Romania | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96857.md |
| Franziska Katharina BRANTNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96662.md |
| Wim van de CAMP | Netherlands | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96754.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Jan OLBRYCHT | Poland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28288.md |

## Official source documents

- PE431.037: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-431.037+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE431.084: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-431.084+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE438.272: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-438.272+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE438.277: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-438.277+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE438.441: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-438.441+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE438.463: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-438.463+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2068-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2068-DEC.json

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