# 2016 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2164(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 32 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2018-01-19 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is the 2016 discharge for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The amendments variously grant, postpone or close the discharge and accounts, and address the expansion of Frontex's mandate and budget against staff growth, difficulties absorbing Union funds, irregular recruitment at high grades, gender imbalance, insufficient documentation from cooperating countries, and resources for the Fundamental Rights Officer.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Roberta METSOLA | Malta | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118859.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103246.md |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124760.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |
| Janice ATKINSON | United Kingdom | ENF | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124938.md |
| André ELISSEN | Netherlands | ENF | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188445.md |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125001.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.701: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-616701_EN.pdf
- PE618.270: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618270_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2164-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2164-DEC.json

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