# 2016 discharge: EU general budget, European Committee of the Regions

European Parliament procedure 2017/2142(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 44 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2018-03-02 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the 2016 discharge for the European Committee of the Regions under the EU general budget. Amendments alternate between granting and postponing discharge to the Secretary-General, note the Court of Auditors' findings and budget utilisation, address cooperation agreements with the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee, the shortage of women in management posts, sick-leave rates, translation output, and an unresolved whistleblower file forwarded to OLAF.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arndt KOHN | Germany | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/186884.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Nedzhmi ALI | Bulgaria | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34250.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.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 |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |

## Official source documents

- PE618.344: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618344_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2142-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2142-DEC.json

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