# 2017 discharge: European Medicines Agency (EMA)

European Parliament procedure 2018/2185(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 16 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2018-12-12 and 2019-01-31.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2017 discharge for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The amendments refuse or postpone discharge and address the Agency's staff establishment plan and dependence on external expertise, fees paid by the pharmaceutical industry and conflict-of-interest issues, pre-submission meetings and the role of CHMP, the European Ombudsman's inquiry, and the relocation of the Agency from London to Amsterdam following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the Union.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.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 |

## Official source documents

- PE630.565: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-630565_EN.pdf
- PE634.505: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-634505_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2185-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2185-DEC.json

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