# 2016 discharge: European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2177(DEC) (['DEC - Discharge procedure', 'See also 2018/2938(RSP)'], 8th term, committee CONT / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 59 committee amendments tabled by 25 Members between 2018-01-19 and 2018-09-10.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the 2016 discharge for the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). Amendments grant, refuse or postpone discharge, reference an ongoing OLAF investigation, the resignation of the Executive Director and corrective measures by an ad interim director, deficiencies in procurement procedures and irregular payments, travel-reimbursement costs, low budget implementation, late payments, hotspot operations, and the budget increases driven by the migration crisis.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Claudia SCHMIDT | Austria | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125016.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.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 |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125001.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.698: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-616698_EN.pdf
- PE618.240: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618240_EN.pdf
- PE627.697: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-627697_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2177-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2177-DEC.json

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