# 2017 discharge: EU general budget, European Economic and Social Committee

European Parliament procedure 2018/2172(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 24 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2019-01-30 and 2019-01-30.

## What the amendments focus on

A discharge dossier on the implementation of the 2017 budget of the European Economic and Social Committee. The amendments alternate between granting and postponing discharge and closure of the accounts, cite the Court of Auditors' finding that payments were free from material error, 'Other expenditure', performance-based budgeting, Members' travel and subsistence allowances, cooperation with Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, procurement, and the appointment of the Secretary-General.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |

## Official source documents

- PE634.533: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-634533_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2172-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2172-DEC.json

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