# 2015 discharge: EU general budget, European Ombudsman

European Parliament procedure 2016/2158(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 6 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2017-03-07 and 2017-03-07.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2015 discharge for the EU general budget, European Ombudsman. The amendments propose postponing the discharge decision, welcome the Ombudsman's investigations into 'revolving door' cases in the Commission while raising concern about an 'internal revolving door', address the Ombudsman's inquiries, the 90% compliance rate of Union institutions with the Ombudsman's proposals, geographic imbalance at management level, and raising citizens' awareness.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Brian HAYES | Ireland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118658.md |

## Official source documents

- PE600.918: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-600918_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2158-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2158-DEC.json

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