# External assistance: facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries

European Parliament procedure 2008/0149(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee AGRI / BUDG / DEVE). Stage: Procedure completed. 102 committee amendments tabled by 25 Members between 2008-09-16 and 2008-10-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns a facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries. The amendments address a financing facility complementary to existing development and humanitarian instruments, boosting agricultural productivity and food security, support for small-scale farmers' inputs and microcredit, financing through international and regional organisations, budgetary headings and CAP expenditure, protection of European farmers' interests, and the Official Development Assistance targets; one amendment proposed rejecting the Commission's proposal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyn SMITH | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28508.md |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm GRAEFE zu BARINGDORF | Germany | Verts/ALE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1040.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1993.md |
| Pilar AYUSO | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4319.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Thijs BERMAN | Netherlands | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28174.md |
| Béla GLATTFELDER | Hungary | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28145.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Mario MAURO | Italy | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4393.md |
| Eleonora LO CURTO | Italy | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/93515.md |
| Feleknas UCA | Germany | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4302.md |
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Stéphane LE FOLL | France | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28162.md |
| Frithjof SCHMIDT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28237.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.209: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.209+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE412.220: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.220+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE412.245: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.245+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE414.013: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.013+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0149-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0149-COD.json

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