# 2016 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2157(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 15 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2018-01-26 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2016 discharge for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The amendments range from granting to postponing the Executive Director discharge and approving closure of the accounts, and address gender imbalance on the Management Board, work-life balance, rules against harassment, a whistleblower policy, fraud prevention, the cost-effectiveness of tasks at European level, and cooperation with other agencies on the refugee crisis.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI | Greece | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125065.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.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 |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Isabella DE MONTE | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124803.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.819: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-616819_EN.pdf
- PE618.257: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618257_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2157-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2157-DEC.json

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