# 2014 discharge: EU general budget, European Ombudsman

European Parliament procedure 2015/2161(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 28 committee amendments tabled by 28 Members between 2016-03-04 and 2016-03-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2014 discharge for the European Ombudsman section of the EU general budget. Amendments alternate between granting and postponing discharge and address budget savings on translation and communication, staffing and a new 'own-initiative inquiry coordinator' post, recruitment policy, gender equality, key performance indicators, missions between Brussels and Strasbourg, and transparency in the annual activity report.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Patricija ŠULIN | Slovenia | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125103.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Igor ŠOLTES | Slovenia | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125003.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT | Sweden | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96674.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |
| Henna VIRKKUNEN | Finland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124726.md |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | ID | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124875.md |
| Morten MESSERSCHMIDT | Denmark | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96663.md |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124846.md |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124984.md |

## Official source documents

- PE576.900: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-576900_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2161-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2161-DEC.json

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