# 2016 discharge: European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2178(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 50 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2018-01-19 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

A discharge decision on the 2016 budget of the EU agency for large-scale IT systems in freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA). Amendments variously grant, postpone or close the discharge, criticise acceptance of supplies without budget or contracts, advance payments on the Strasbourg premises construction contract, procurement weaknesses on the Visa Information System and Biometric Matching Service, understaffing and reliance on external staff, gender imbalance, and unimplemented whistleblowing rules.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Roberta METSOLA | Malta | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118859.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | PfE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103246.md |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124760.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |
| Lorenzo FONTANA | Italy | ENF | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96993.md |
| Janice ATKINSON | United Kingdom | ENF | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124938.md |
| André ELISSEN | Netherlands | ENF | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188445.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.692: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-616692_EN.pdf
- PE618.263: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618263_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2178-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2178-DEC.json

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