# 2015 discharge: European Medicines Agency (EMA)

European Parliament procedure 2016/2169(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 46 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2016-12-14 and 2017-03-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the 2015 discharge for the European Medicines Agency. Amendments propose granting or postponing discharge and closure of the accounts, address payment deadlines to national competent authorities, conflicts of interest, revolving doors and experts' links to the pharmaceutical industry, funding from applicants' fees, whistleblower protection, recommended medicines and new active substances, the 'adaptive pathways' pilot, pharmacovigilance, and budgetary risks linked to Brexit and the UK premises.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112748.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Eleftherios SYNADINOS | Greece | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125072.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Miriam DALLI | Malta | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124970.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |

## Official source documents

- PE595.702: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-595702_EN.pdf
- PE599.891: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-599891_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2169-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2169-DEC.json

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