# 2014 discharge: EU general budget, European External Action Service (EEAS)

European Parliament procedure 2015/2163(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 39 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2016-01-15 and 2016-03-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2014 discharge for the EU general budget concerning the European External Action Service (EEAS). Amendments grant or postpone discharge and address gender and nationality imbalances in staffing, the staffing formula, the administrative burden on Heads of Delegation, cooperation and shared premises with Member States' embassies, consular services, transparency of EU funding to NGOs, whistle-blower rules, EU special representatives, and Court of Auditors findings.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Patricija ŠULIN | Slovenia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125103.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Georgios EPITIDEIOS | Greece | NI | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125071.md |
| Miroslav POCHE | Czechia | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124699.md |
| Neena GILL | United Kingdom | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4533.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Igor ŠOLTES | Slovenia | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125003.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Cristian Dan PREDA | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96838.md |
| Zigmantas BALČYTIS | Lithuania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96680.md |

## Official source documents

- PE573.097: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-573097_EN.pdf
- PE576.902: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-576902_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2163-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2163-DEC.json

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