# 2014 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2015/2156(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 57 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2016-01-27 and 2016-09-06.

## What the amendments focus on

Discharge report on the 2014 EU general budget for the European Council and Council. Amendments criticise the Council's refusal to cooperate with the discharge procedure, citing Parliament's sole responsibility under Article 319 TFEU and the principle of sincere cooperation, and call for a code of conduct, anti-corruption guidelines, joining the transparency register, declarations of financial interests and greater transparency of legislative negotiations and trilogues.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Patricija ŠULIN | Slovenia | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125103.md |
| Igor ŠOLTES | Slovenia | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125003.md |
| Morten MESSERSCHMIDT | Denmark | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96663.md |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | RE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/840.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Rina Ronja KARI | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/122885.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| György SCHÖPFLIN | Hungary | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28135.md |
| Claudia ȚAPARDEL | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124793.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Mercedes BRESSO | Italy | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28346.md |

## Official source documents

- PE575.370: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-575370_EN.pdf
- PE576.898: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-576898_EN.pdf
- PE589.121: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-589121_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2156-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2156-DEC.json

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