# EU election observation missions: objectives, practices and future challenges

European Parliament procedure 2007/2217(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / DEVE). Stage: Procedure completed. 93 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2008-02-13 and 2008-03-07.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on EU election observation missions: objectives, practices and future challenges. Amendments address EU EOMs in new and developing democracies, a possible UN treaty on election observation, the OSCE/ODIHR, appointment of MEPs as Chief Observers and language criteria for observers, coordination of public statements, follow-up to recommendations, and inclusion of EOM findings in political dialogues.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Véronique DE KEYSER | Belgium | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22097.md |
| José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA | Spain | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2002.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Johan VAN HECKE | Belgium | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4241.md |
| Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4348.md |
| Elena VALENCIANO | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4334.md |
| Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28276.md |
| Vytautas LANDSBERGIS | Lithuania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23746.md |
| Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN | France | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1833.md |
| Fiona HALL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28477.md |
| Luisa MORGANTINI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4453.md |
| Justas Vincas PALECKIS | Lithuania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28279.md |
| Zbigniew ZALESKI | Poland | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28300.md |
| Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT | United Kingdom | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1405.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |

## Official source documents

- PE402.569: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.569+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE402.813: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.813+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2217-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2217-INI.json

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