# 2016 discharge: European Police Office (Europol)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2169(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 43 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2018-01-19 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

A decision on the 2016 discharge for the European Police Office (Europol). Amendments alternately grant or postpone discharge and approve closure of the accounts, address carry-overs and transfers of appropriations, gender balance among staff, sick-leave and wellbeing days, internal-audit recommendations, conflicts of interest and access to documents, whistleblower protection, cooperation with Frontex and Eurojust, the European Cybercrime Centre, and risks from Brexit.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Roberta METSOLA | Malta | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118859.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103246.md |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124760.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |
| Janice ATKINSON | United Kingdom | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124938.md |
| André ELISSEN | Netherlands | ENF | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188445.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.702: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-616702_EN.pdf
- PE618.268: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618268_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2169-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2169-DEC.json

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