# 2011 discharge: EU general budget, European External Action Service

European Parliament procedure 2012/2176(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 91 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2013-01-15 and 2013-02-26.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2011 discharge for the European External Action Service within the EU general budget. Amendments cite Court of Auditors observations on staff payments, contracts, procurement and security services; address geographical and gender balance in recruitment, top-heavy management and 'one-man' delegations; discuss budget execution and synergies with Member States' diplomatic services; and weigh postponing versus granting discharge.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |
| Ivailo KALFIN | Bulgaria | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96807.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Martin EHRENHAUSER | Austria | NI | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39769.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Zbigniew ZIOBRO | Poland | EFD | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96803.md |
| María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96701.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37676.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Philip BRADBOURN | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4540.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |

## Official source documents

- PE502.248: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.248+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE506.047: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.047+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2176-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2176-DEC.json

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