# 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

European Parliament procedure 2020/2149(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 75 committee amendments tabled by 38 Members between 2020-12-14 and 2021-02-08.

## What the amendments focus on

A discharge decision on the implementation of the 2019 general budget of the EU concerning the European External Action Service (EEAS). The amendments address the EEAS's role in external policy, gender and geographical imbalances among staff and Heads of Delegations, budget simplification, countering disinformation and foreign propaganda through the Strategic Communication Task Force, the EU Delegation network and the United Kingdom, and cite Court of Auditors observations and budget figures.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikuláš PEKSA | Czechia | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197539.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU | Cyprus | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26837.md |
| Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ | Spain | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197742.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Jérôme RIVIÈRE | France | ID | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197615.md |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | PfE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197623.md |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197493.md |
| Lars Patrick BERG | Germany | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197478.md |
| Vangelis MEIMARAKIS | Greece | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197662.md |
| Nikos ANDROULAKIS | Greece | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125110.md |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95074.md |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/106936.md |
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |

## Official source documents

- PE662.009: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-662009_EN.pdf
- PE680.753: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-680753_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2149-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2149-DEC.json

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