# 2021 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service

European Parliament procedure 2022/2090(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 25 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2022-12-08 and 2022-12-08.

## What the amendments focus on

A discharge decision on the 2021 general EU budget for the European External Action Service. The amendments range from positions calling for the EEAS and EU delegations to close as duplicating Member States' diplomacy, to those welcoming merit-based recruitment, gender balance, engagement with civil society in third countries, and the fight against disinformation and foreign interference, citing the geopolitical impact of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Lin LACAPELLE | France | ID | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204421.md |
| Bernhard ZIMNIOK | Germany | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197489.md |
| Ernest URTASUN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124972.md |
| Katalin CSEH | Hungary | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197588.md |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197494.md |
| Klemen GROŠELJ | Slovenia | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197452.md |
| Charlie WEIMERS | Sweden | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/123562.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| David LEGA | Sweden | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197393.md |
| Dacian CIOLOŞ | Romania | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197631.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |

## Official source documents

- PE739.721: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-739721_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-2090-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-2090-DEC.json

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