# 2015 discharge: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

European Parliament procedure 2016/2189(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 27 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2017-03-07 and 2017-03-07.

## What the amendments focus on

A decision on the 2015 discharge for the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). Amendments alternate between granting and postponing discharge and raise concerns over undue payments, carry-overs linked to the REMIT project, establishment-plan and reclassification breaches, conflicts of interest among Board of Regulators members, staff engagement, whistleblowing and anti-fraud strategy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Zigmantas BALČYTIS | Lithuania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96680.md |

## Official source documents

- PE599.862: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-599862_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2189-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2189-DEC.json

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