Procedure
Establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): IN 'T VELD Sophia (ALDE)
Summary
A legislative-initiative report calling for an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights. Most amendments add or alter citations referencing the Treaties (notably Articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 11 TEU), the European Social Charter, Council of Europe instruments, the Copenhagen criteria and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights; several are marked deleted and the LIBE committee rejects the draft report.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled5 Apr 2016 – 24 Jun 2016
- Procedure completed
735
Amendments
distinct, in window
74
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
5 Apr 2016 – 24 Jun 2016
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
74 Members · by amendment count1

























Monika HOHLMEIER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
87
2
Pál CSÁKY
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
78(1 solo)
3
Barbara MATERA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇹 Italy
78
4
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇨🇿 Czechia
78
5
Elisabetta GARDINI
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇹 Italy
77
6
Michał BONI
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇱 Poland
73
7
Frank ENGEL
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
68
8
Timothy KIRKHOPE
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
64
9
Arne GERICKE
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇩🇪 Germany
64
10
Branislav ŠKRIPEK
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
64
11
Kostas CHRYSOGONOS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇬🇷 Greece
62
12
Barbara SPINELLI
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇹 Italy
62
13
Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI
Non-attached · 🇵🇱 Poland
59(8 solo)
14
Helmut SCHOLZ
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇩🇪 Germany
58
15
Therese COMODINI CACHIA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇲🇹 Malta
58
16
Marek JUREK
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇵🇱 Poland
51
17
Jeroen LENAERS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
51
18
Carlos COELHO
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
50
19
Sophia IN 'T VELD
Renew Europe · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
46(46 solo)
20
Beatrix von STORCH
EFDD · 🇩🇪 Germany
44(44 solo)
21
Emil RADEV
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
40
22
Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇹 Italy
38(2 solo)
23
Sylvie GUILLAUME
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
37
24
Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY
Socialists & Democrats · 🇫🇷 France
37
25
Csaba SÓGOR
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇷🇴 Romania
36(13 solo)
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