# 2016 discharge: European Union Agency for Railways

European Parliament procedure 2017/2162(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 26 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2018-01-26 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2016 discharge for the European Union Agency for Railways. Amendments alternate between granting and postponing discharge and closing the accounts, and address the Agency's double seat in Lille and Valenciennes, fees under the new Agency Regulation, gender imbalance in staff and management, whistle-blower protection, access to documents, payment deadlines, and the Agency's role in rail safety and interoperability and the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS).

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Jens ROHDE | Denmark | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96710.md |
| Pavel TELIČKA | Czechia | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124706.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.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 |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | NI | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23699.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.817: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-616817_EN.pdf
- PE618.260: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618260_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2162-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2162-DEC.json

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