# 2018 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2019/2057(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 81 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2019-11-18 and 2020-09-14.

## What the amendments focus on

Discharge dossier on the 2018 EU general budget for the European Council and Council. Amendments concern the discharge procedure under the TFEU and the Financial Regulation, the lack of cooperation from the Council, a proposed memorandum of understanding between Parliament and the Council, postponing discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council, the Court of Auditors' annual report, appropriations carried over, transparency, the Ombudsman's inquiries, and lobby meetings.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ | Spain | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197742.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Mikuláš PEKSA | Czechia | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197539.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5392.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Vladimír BILČÍK | Slovakia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197771.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Cristian GHINEA | Romania | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197661.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |
| Ramona STRUGARIU | Romania | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134605.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Laura HUHTASAARI | Finland | ID | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197594.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD | France | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197531.md |

## Official source documents

- PE643.228: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-643228_EN.pdf
- PE645.089: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-645089_EN.pdf
- PE657.304: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-657304_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2057-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2057-DEC.json

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