# 2012 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2013/2197(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 25 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2014-02-25 and 2014-09-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2012 discharge for the EU general budget concerning the European Council and the Council. Amendments grant discharge while addressing the Council's failure to reply to Parliament's questions and provide documents, cooperation between Parliament and the Council in the discharge procedure, the Court of Auditors' findings, the 'Europa' and Résidence Palace building projects, administrative modernisation, and proposals for a working arrangement or modus vivendi.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre AUDY | France | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33775.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Bogusław LIBERADZKI | Poland | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23768.md |
| Rina Ronja KARI | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/122885.md |
| Bogusław SONIK | Poland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28299.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Michael THEURER | Germany | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96871.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Chris DAVIES | United Kingdom | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4554.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Marco ZANNI | Italy | ID | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124780.md |

## Official source documents

- PE529.747: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-529.747+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE537.352: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-537352_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2197-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2197-DEC.json

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