# 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Ombudsman

European Parliament procedure 2020/2147(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 38 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2021-02-08 and 2021-02-08.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2019 discharge for the European Ombudsman section of the EU general budget. The amendments debate postponing or granting discharge, the scope of the Court's audit of administration, the Ombudsman's mandate and own-initiative inquiries, neutrality and complaints brought through Members, staffing and recruitment, gender and geographical balance, transparency of the Council's legislative work and access to documents, data protection and open-source software, communication and the environmental footprint of the office.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikuláš PEKSA | Czechia | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197539.md |
| Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ | Spain | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197742.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197412.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU | Cyprus | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26837.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |

## Official source documents

- PE680.749: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-680749_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2147-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2147-DEC.json

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