# 2016 discharge: EU general budget, European External Action Service (EEAS)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2145(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 67 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2017-12-07 and 2018-03-06.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2016 discharge for the EU general budget, European External Action Service (EEAS). The amendments address error rates and ex-ante and ex-post verifications, procurement weaknesses in EU delegations, building and premises management, staff and gender balance in management, carry-overs and budget annuality, transparency of mission costs, whistleblower protection, the distinction between economic diplomacy and lobbying, and motions to grant or postpone discharge.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arndt KOHN | Germany | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/186884.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Julia PITERA | Poland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124898.md |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124875.md |
| Jordi SOLÉ | Spain | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185974.md |
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Nedzhmi ALI | Bulgaria | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34250.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Georgios EPITIDEIOS | Greece | NI | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125071.md |

## Official source documents

- PE613.491: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-613491_EN.pdf
- PE618.347: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618347_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2145-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2145-DEC.json

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