# 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Council and Council

European Parliament procedure 2020/2142(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 103 committee amendments tabled by 30 Members between 2020-12-21 and 2021-09-10.

## What the amendments focus on

A discharge dossier on the 2019 general budget for the European Council and Council. The amendments postpone the discharge decision, call for separating the two institutions' budgets, address carry-over rates, impact assessments under the Agreement on Better Law-Making, an ethical framework and conflicts of interest, the Europa building, presidency corporate sponsorship, transparency raised by the Ombudsman, and a transparency register.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikuláš PEKSA | Czechia | Verts/ALE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197539.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ | Spain | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197742.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU | Cyprus | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26837.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95074.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| José Manuel FERNANDES | Portugal | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96899.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197652.md |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197412.md |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5392.md |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | RE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/840.md |
| Sandro GOZI | France | RE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204419.md |

## Official source documents

- PE662.174: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-662174_EN.pdf
- PE680.750: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-680750_EN.pdf
- PE696.474: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-696474_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2142-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2142-DEC.json

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