# 2016 discharge: EU general budget, European Ombudsman

European Parliament procedure 2017/2143(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 31 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2018-03-02 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This is the 2016 discharge for the section of the EU general budget concerning the European Ombudsman. Amendments grant or postpone discharge, note the budget utilisation rate, performance-based budgeting, complaint-handling results and institutions' compliance with the Ombudsman's proposals, transparency and access-to-document inquiries, revolving-door concerns, staff reduction and gender and geographical balance, and the United Kingdom's decision to withdraw.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arndt KOHN | Germany | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/186884.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.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 |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.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 |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |

## Official source documents

- PE618.345: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618345_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2143-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2143-DEC.json

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