# Community media in Europe

European Parliament procedure 2008/2011(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee CULT). Stage: Procedure completed. 67 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2008-04-15 and 2008-04-15.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns community media in Europe. The amendments address defining community media as non-profit, independent and accountable to communities, their role in cultural diversity, pluralism, intercultural dialogue and integration of immigrants and disadvantaged groups, their legal recognition, status and a code of practice, the need for funding and political independence, audience surveys, media literacy and school-based outlets, and the impact of the Internet and concentration of ownership.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karin RESETARITS | Austria | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28254.md |
| Victor BOŞTINARU | Romania | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39711.md |
| Ruth HIERONYMI | Germany | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4279.md |
| Dumitru OPREA | Romania | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39723.md |
| Luis HERRERO-TEJEDOR | Spain | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28396.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |
| Gyula HEGYI | Hungary | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23806.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Ewa TOMASZEWSKA | Poland | UEN | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39022.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Christa PRETS | Austria | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4239.md |

## Official source documents

- PE404.766: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.766+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2011-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2011-INI.json

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