# 2013 discharge: EU general budget, European External Action Service

European Parliament procedure 2014/2086(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 53 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2015-01-08 and 2015-03-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2013 discharge for the European External Action Service section of the EU general budget. Amendments address postponing the discharge, high-grade posts and top-heavy administration, the financial burden on Heads of Delegation, a Shared Services Centre and co-location of delegations, EU Special Representatives, the anti-fraud strategy and OLAF Memorandum of Understanding, gender and geographical balance, and association agreements with eastern neighbours.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Zigmantas BALČYTIS | Lithuania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96680.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Rina Ronja KARI | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/122885.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28219.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28399.md |
| Mariya GABRIEL | Bulgaria | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96848.md |

## Official source documents

- PE539.828: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-539828_EN.pdf
- PE546.590: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-546590_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2086-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2086-DEC.json

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