# Education and mobility: Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 action programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries

European Parliament procedure 2007/0145(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee AFET / BUDG / CULT / DEVE / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 99 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2008-03-05 and 2008-05-29.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier establishes the Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 action programme for quality in higher education and intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries. Amendments revise the programme's aims, scholarships, joint tuition and consortia fees, mobility between the Community and third countries on grounds of academic excellence, language skills, joint and double degrees, support for disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, measures against brain drain, and the European Neighbourhood Policy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljudmila NOVAK | Slovenia | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28294.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Mikel IRUJO AMEZAGA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38733.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |
| Claire GIBAULT | France | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28207.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |
| Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ | Spain | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28411.md |
| José Javier POMÉS RUIZ | Spain | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1882.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |
| Maria PETRE | Romania | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34002.md |
| Reino PAASILINNA | Finland | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2301.md |
| Mihaela POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39715.md |
| Giusto CATANIA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28979.md |

## Official source documents

- PE402.862: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.862+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.756: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.756+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE406.001: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-406.001+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE406.041: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-406.041+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE407.600: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.600+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-0145-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-0145-COD.json

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