# 2016 discharge: EU general budget, Court of Auditors

European Parliament procedure 2017/2140(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 20 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2018-03-02 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This is the 2016 discharge for the EU general budget, Court of Auditors. The amendments concern granting or postponing discharge to the Secretary-General, performance-based budgeting and the discharge timetable, revision of the Financial Regulation and audit of decentralised agencies, the 5% staff reduction and temporary contracts, gender imbalance among Court Members, training programmes with the University of Lorraine, outsourced translation, whistleblower protection, and the United Kingdom's withdrawal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arndt KOHN | Germany | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/186884.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Nedzhmi ALI | Bulgaria | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34250.md |
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.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 |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |

## Official source documents

- PE618.342: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618342_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2140-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2140-DEC.json

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