# 2017 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2018/2168(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 36 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2019-02-12 and 2020-01-20.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the 2017 discharge for the EU general budget, section European Council and Council. The amendments postpone granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge and add observations on the rise in the European Council and Council budget, the Europa building, the Council's non-participation in the Transparency Register, its failure to answer Parliament's written questions, Parliament's role as sole discharge authority, and separating the two budgets.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Cristian GHINEA | Romania | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197661.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |
| Ramona STRUGARIU | Romania | RE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134605.md |
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |

## Official source documents

- PE634.523: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-634523_EN.pdf
- PE641.114: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-641114_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2168-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2168-DEC.json

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