# 2014 discharge: EU general budget, Economic and Social Committee

European Parliament procedure 2015/2159(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 28 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2016-03-04 and 2016-03-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2014 discharge for the European Economic and Social Committee section of the EU general budget. Amendments both postpone and grant discharge to the Secretary-General and address the Court of Auditors' observations on procurement procedures, the cooperation agreement with Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, gender balance in management posts, whistle-blower rules, an Ombudsman inquiry, mission and travel costs, translation outsourcing, and information and communication policy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Patricija ŠULIN | Slovenia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125103.md |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | ID | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124875.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 |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Igor ŠOLTES | Slovenia | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125003.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |

## Official source documents

- PE576.901: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-576901_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2159-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2159-DEC.json

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