# Green Paper on territorial cohesion and the state for the debate on the future reform of cohesion policy

European Parliament procedure 2008/2174(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 200 committee amendments tabled by 28 Members between 2008-12-10 and 2008-12-10.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on the Green Paper on territorial cohesion and the debate on the future reform of cohesion policy. Amendments revise citations and recitals on territorial cohesion alongside economic and social cohesion under the Lisbon Treaty, its place at the core of cohesion policy, synergies with other Community policies, new territorial challenges such as demographic change and urban concentration, and the Gothenburg sustainable development strategy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Gisela KALLENBACH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28236.md |
| Jean Marie BEAUPUY | France | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28205.md |
| Antonio DE BLASIO | Hungary | PPE-DE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36748.md |
| Pedro GUERREIRO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/31123.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Ambroise GUELLEC | France | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28194.md |
| Gerardo GALEOTE | Spain | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2001.md |
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| Elspeth ATTWOOLL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4547.md |
| Nikolaos VAKALIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28573.md |
| Gábor HARANGOZÓ | Hungary | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28199.md |
| Stavros ARNAOUTAKIS | Greece | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28578.md |

## Official source documents

- PE416.601: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.601+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2174-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2174-INI.json

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