# 2016 discharge: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2176(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 13 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2018-03-02 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

A discharge decision on the 2016 budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The amendments alternately grant or postpone discharge and approve closure of the accounts, cite the Court of Auditors' Special Report No 4/2016, note turnover of directors since 2008, structural understaffing, irregular procurements by Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), weaknesses in ex-post verifications, and the Institute's non-publication of management board minutes.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.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 |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |

## Official source documents

- PE618.250: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618250_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2176-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2176-DEC.json

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