# 2016 discharge: EU general budget, European Economic and Social Committee

European Parliament procedure 2017/2141(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 41 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2018-03-02 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

Discharge decision on implementation of the 2016 EU general budget for the European Economic and Social Committee. Amendments alternate between granting and postponing discharge to the Secretary-General, note the Court of Auditors' conclusion on the regularity of payments, sound financial management, the timing of Annual Activity reports, modernisation of the Committee, and concern over members' travel and subsistence expenses and allowances.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arndt KOHN | Germany | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/186884.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.md |
| Nedzhmi ALI | Bulgaria | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34250.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.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 |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Zigmantas BALČYTIS | Lithuania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96680.md |
| Georgi PIRINSKI | Bulgaria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124855.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107212.md |

## Official source documents

- PE618.343: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618343_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2141-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2141-DEC.json

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