# 2015 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

European Parliament procedure 2016/2172(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 18 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2017-02-03 and 2017-03-06.

## What the amendments focus on

A decision on the 2015 discharge for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Amendments alternate between granting and postponing discharge and raise concerns over publication of declarations of interest of Management Board members, transparency toward stakeholders and lobbyists, gender imbalance on the Board, and the Agency's anti-fraud strategy, while highlighting its contribution to maritime safety and prevention of pollution from ships.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |
| Marie-Christine ARNAUTU | France | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124748.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Pavel TELIČKA | Czechia | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124706.md |
| Dominique RIQUET | France | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96885.md |
| Jozo RADOŠ | Croatia | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112753.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Keith TAYLOR | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102931.md |
| Jill SEYMOUR | United Kingdom | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124950.md |

## Official source documents

- PE599.581: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-599581_EN.pdf
- PE600.884: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-600884_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2172-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2172-DEC.json

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