# Control of the Register and composition of the Commission's expert groups

European Parliament procedure 2015/2319(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG / CONT / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 97 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2016-03-08 and 2016-09-30.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on control of the Register and composition of the Commission's expert groups. Amendments address lack of transparency and imbalanced composition of expert groups, budgetary reserves, the Commission's horizontal rules and Decision of 30 May 2016, public calls for applications, the Transparency Register, the European Ombudsman's recommendations, participation of under-represented groups such as civil society and trade unions, complaints mechanisms, and reimbursement of expenses.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Enrico GASBARRA | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124817.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| Eleftherios SYNADINOS | Greece | NI | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125072.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Clare MOODY | United Kingdom | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124944.md |
| Julia PITERA | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124898.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Marco ZANNI | Italy | ID | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124780.md |
| Derek VAUGHAN | United Kingdom | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96918.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Nedzhmi ALI | Bulgaria | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34250.md |

## Official source documents

- PE578.735: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-578735_EN.pdf
- PE589.101: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-589101_EN.pdf
- PE589.484: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-589484_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2319-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2319-INI.json

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