# 2015 discharge: EU general budget, European External Action Service (EEAS)

European Parliament procedure 2016/2160(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 29 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2016-12-14 and 2017-03-07.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the 2015 discharge for the European External Action Service (EEAS) under the EU general budget. Amendments propose granting or postponing discharge, cite the Court of Auditors' error rate in Heading 5 and a special report on building management, address weaknesses in recruitment of local agents and procurement in delegations, the staffing ratio between Member States and Union institutions, gender and geographical balance, and a transparency register.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103246.md |
| Sophie MONTEL | France | EFDD | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124769.md |
| Laurenţiu REBEGA | Romania | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124792.md |
| Edouard FERRAND | France | ENF | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124767.md |
| Cătălin Sorin IVAN | Romania | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96857.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Cristian Dan PREDA | Romania | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96838.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Ingeborg GRÄSSLE | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28220.md |
| James CARVER | United Kingdom | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124971.md |

## Official source documents

- PE595.419: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-595419_EN.pdf
- PE600.917: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-600917_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2160-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2160-DEC.json

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