# 2018 discharge: European Medicines Agency (EMA)

European Parliament procedure 2019/2073(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee CONT / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 32 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2019-12-11 and 2020-02-03.

## What the amendments focus on

Report on the 2018 discharge for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Amendments note that most of the Agency's revenue stems from fees paid by the pharmaceutical industry and raise concerns about its independence, address the effects of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union including the relocation to Amsterdam, delays to the EU clinical trials portal and EudraVigilance, conflicts of interest, and public access to documents.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96725.md |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107212.md |
| Katalin CSEH | Hungary | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197588.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |
| Ramona STRUGARIU | Romania | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134605.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197466.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Stanislav POLČÁK | Czechia | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124704.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |
| Cristian GHINEA | Romania | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197661.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197572.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |

## Official source documents

- PE641.163: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-641163_EN.pdf
- PE644.998: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-644998_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2073-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2073-DEC.json

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