# 2015 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2016/2153(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 23 committee amendments tabled by 6 Members between 2017-03-07 and 2017-09-14.

## What the amendments focus on

Parliament's decision on the 2015 discharge for the EU general budget concerning the European Council and the Council. The amendments include a refusal to grant the Secretary-General of the Council discharge, and add remarks on Parliament's role in the discharge procedure, the Council's lack of cooperation and failure to answer questions, the unseparated budgets of the European Council and Council, building-policy and Europa-building costs, ethics, whistleblowing and anti-corruption guidelines, the transparency register, and gender and geographical balance of staff.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |

## Official source documents

- PE600.916: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-600916_EN.pdf
- PE610.672: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-610672_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2153-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2153-DEC.json

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