# 2008 discharge: EU general budget, European Parliament

European Parliament procedure 2009/2069(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 202 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2010-03-03 and 2010-03-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This decision concerns the 2008 discharge for the European Parliament section of the EU general budget. The amendments rework remarks on good governance, the prevention of corruption, internal control and risk-management systems, and the critical scrutiny of Parliament's financial management and use of taxpayers' money, alongside points on the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Lisbon Treaty, and Parliament's buildings in Strasbourg.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 76 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Edit HERCZOG | Hungary | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28155.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Martin EHRENHAUSER | Austria | NI | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39769.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Frank VANHECKE | Belgium | EFD | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1956.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Chris DAVIES | United Kingdom | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4554.md |
| Ville ITÄLÄ | Finland | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28313.md |
| Monica MACOVEI | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96824.md |
| Christofer FJELLNER | Sweden | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28126.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37676.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.268: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.268+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2069-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2069-DEC.json

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