# 2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

European Parliament procedure 2021/2115(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / CONT). Stage: Procedure completed. 86 committee amendments tabled by 30 Members between 2021-12-07 and 2022-02-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is the 2020 discharge for the European External Action Service. The amendments address the EEAS's role in conducting EU external policy, staffing levels and gender and geographical imbalances, reservations affecting declarations of assurance, the network of Union Delegations, and efforts against foreign disinformation including the StratCom division. They raise public diplomacy, building costs, security investments, and disputed spending such as a study-tours tender.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ | Spain | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197742.md |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/123562.md |
| Alin MITUȚA | Romania | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/212855.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Ramona STRUGARIU | Romania | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134605.md |
| Pierre KARLESKIND | France | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197585.md |
| Mikuláš PEKSA | Czechia | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197539.md |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197769.md |
| Gilles BOYER | France | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197577.md |
| Vladimír BILČÍK | Slovakia | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197771.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Ernest URTASUN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124972.md |
| Joachim KUHS | Germany | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197482.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |

## Official source documents

- PE700.658: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-700658_EN.pdf
- PE703.193: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-703193_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2115-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2115-DEC.json

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