# Trade and economic relations with Western Balkans

European Parliament procedure 2008/2149(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / INTA / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 88 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2008-10-13 and 2008-10-21.

## What the amendments focus on

This report concerns trade and economic relations with the Western Balkans. The amendments cite the Stabilisation and Association Process and Agreements, the European perspective affirmed at the Thessaloniki European Council, visa facilitation, the Regional Cooperation Council and CEFTA, business environment and the fight against corruption, social cohesion and brain drain, renewable energy, foreign direct investment, education programmes, the financial crisis, and the situations of Croatia and Kosovo.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios PAPASTAMKOS | Greece | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28572.md |
| Gisela KALLENBACH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28236.md |
| Bas BELDER | Netherlands | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4507.md |
| Metin KAZAK | Bulgaria | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38613.md |
| Vural ÖGER | Germany | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28230.md |
| Béla GLATTFELDER | Hungary | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28145.md |
| Caroline LUCAS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4524.md |
| Maria PETRE | Romania | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34002.md |
| Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS | Greece | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2185.md |
| Johannes LEBECH | Denmark | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39762.md |
| Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ | Spain | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28411.md |
| Ioan Mircea PAŞCU | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33984.md |
| Roberta Alma ANASTASE | Romania | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33964.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.031: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.031+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE414.257: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.257+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE414.295: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.295+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2149-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2149-INI.json

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