# 2013 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2014/2079(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 16 committee amendments tabled by 6 Members between 2015-03-05 and 2015-09-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2013 discharge for the EU general budget concerning the European Council and Council. Amendments criticise unsatisfactory cooperation between Parliament, the European Council and the Council, call for annual activity reports with human-resources breakdowns, address disparities in translation costs, staff away-days, the shortage of women in positions of responsibility, building policy, whistleblowing rules, and Parliament's power to grant discharge under the Treaty.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |
| Igor ŠOLTES | Slovenia | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125003.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Jonathan ARNOTT | United Kingdom | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124958.md |
| Zigmantas BALČYTIS | Lithuania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96680.md |

## Official source documents

- PE539.833: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-539833_EN.pdf
- PE565.188: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-565188_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2079-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2079-DEC.json

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