# 2012 discharge: EU general budget, European Ombudsman

European Parliament procedure 2013/2203(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 7th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 7 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2014-02-25 and 2014-02-25.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2012 discharge for the European Ombudsman under the EU general budget. The amendments postpone the discharge decision, note the increased share of admissibility decisions taken within one month and the restructuring of the office, call on the Ombudsman to detail spending on self-promotion, ask for its data to be made freely available in machine-readable reusable form, and call on the Court of Auditors to follow up.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |
| Martin EHRENHAUSER | Austria | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39769.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.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 |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Rina Ronja KARI | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/122885.md |

## Official source documents

- PE529.746: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-529.746+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2203-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2203-DEC.json

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