# Urban dimension of cohesion policy in the new programming period

European Parliament procedure 2008/2130(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 78 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2008-11-21 and 2008-11-21.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the urban dimension of cohesion policy in the new programming period. The amendments invoke the Leipzig Charter and New Athens Charter, the role of urban areas in the Lisbon and Gothenburg strategies, urbanisation's impact on rural areas, whether to adopt a common definition of 'urban areas', the URBAN initiative, SMEs, and sub-delegation through global grants to municipal authorities under the ERDF.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mieczysław Edmund JANOWSKI | Poland | UEN | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28355.md |
| Wojciech ROSZKOWSKI | Poland | UEN | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28356.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Gisela KALLENBACH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28236.md |
| Pierre PRIBETICH | France | PSE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38845.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| Jean Marie BEAUPUY | France | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28205.md |
| Jan OLBRYCHT | Poland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28288.md |
| Rumiana JELEVA | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38609.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Oldřich VLASÁK | Czechia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28323.md |
| Gábor HARANGOZÓ | Hungary | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28199.md |
| Evgeni KIRILOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34231.md |
| Antonio DE BLASIO | Hungary | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36748.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.342: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.342+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2130-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2130-INI.json

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