# 2008 discharge: EU general budget, Council

European Parliament procedure 2009/2070(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 24 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2010-03-03 and 2010-03-03.

## What the amendments focus on

A discharge decision on the implementation of the 2008 EU general budget, Council section. The amendments alternately grant or postpone discharge to the Council's Secretary-General, address the separation of budget preparation from discharge and the 'Gentlemen's Agreement', the Council's refusal to participate in discharge debates and submit an annual activity report, transparency of special representatives' costs, closure of extra-budgetary accounts, and questions raised in Parliament's resolution of 25 November 2009.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37676.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Martin EHRENHAUSER | Austria | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39769.md |
| Barbara WEILER | Germany | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1907.md |
| Luigi de MAGISTRIS | Italy | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97129.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.262: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.262+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2070-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2070-DEC.json

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