# 2011 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2012/2169(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 37 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2013-02-26 and 2013-09-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2011 discharge for the EU general budget concerning the European Council and the Council. Amendments alternate between granting, postponing and refusing discharge to the Secretary-General, dispute the Council's refusal to answer Parliament's questions, call for separating the European Council and Council budgets, and address transparency, human resources reporting, the Résidence Palace building, the EEAS and Parliament-Council cooperation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37676.md |
| Bogusław SONIK | Poland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28299.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |
| Martin EHRENHAUSER | Austria | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39769.md |
| Philip BRADBOURN | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4540.md |
| Derk Jan EPPINK | Netherlands | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97133.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Ivailo KALFIN | Bulgaria | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96807.md |

## Official source documents

- PE506.055: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.055+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE516.807: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-516.807+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2169-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2169-DEC.json

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