# 2016 discharge: 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2146(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / DEVE). Stage: Procedure completed. 68 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2017-12-13 and 2018-03-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2016 discharge for the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds. Amendments debate granting or postponing discharge, the use of budget support and development effectiveness principles such as ownership, recurrent procurement errors flagged by the European Court of Auditors, trust funds, the private sector and blending, and conditions on corruption, human rights, the rule of law and democracy in recipient states.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30482.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Florian PHILIPPOT | France | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/110977.md |
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125035.md |
| Joachim ZELLER | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96762.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |

## Official source documents

- PE615.229: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-615229_EN.pdf
- PE618.349: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618349_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2146-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2146-DEC.json

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