# Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures

European Parliament procedure 2008/2100(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AGRI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 158 committee amendments tabled by 29 Members between 2008-07-03 and 2008-11-14.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is an own-initiative report on complementarity and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures. The amendments address criteria distinguishing rural from urban areas (population density, employment structure, income and access to services), the OECD definition, demarcation between the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and cohesion-policy funds such as the ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund, the role of SMEs and the LEADER programmes, and territorial cohesion.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James NICHOLSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1318.md |
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| Jan OLBRYCHT | Poland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28288.md |
| Gábor HARANGOZÓ | Hungary | PSE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28199.md |
| Petru FILIP | Romania | PPE-DE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39710.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Oldřich VLASÁK | Czechia | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28323.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Giovanni ROBUSTI | Italy | UEN | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58757.md |
| Evgeni KIRILOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34231.md |
| Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39717.md |
| Jean Marie BEAUPUY | France | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28205.md |
| Jill EVANS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4550.md |
| Maria PETRE | Romania | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34002.md |

## Official source documents

- PE409.450: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.450+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.311: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2100-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2100-INI.json

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