# 2011 discharge: EU general budget, Economic and Social Committee

European Parliament procedure 2012/2172(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 24 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2013-02-26 and 2013-02-26.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2011 discharge for the EU general budget, European Economic and Social Committee section. The amendments grant or postpone discharge and address commitment appropriations and the budget utilisation rate, Court of Auditors observations on staff grading and recruitment, the European Ombudsman, the EESC-Committee of the Regions cooperation agreement and savings, translation and interpretation services, EMAS and ISO 14001 certification, the communication budget, and IT and document-management reform.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Bogusław SONIK | Poland | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28299.md |
| Philip BRADBOURN | United Kingdom | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4540.md |
| Derk Jan EPPINK | Netherlands | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97133.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Martin EHRENHAUSER | Austria | NI | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39769.md |

## Official source documents

- PE506.052: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.052+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2172-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2172-DEC.json

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