# European Security Strategy and ESDP

European Parliament procedure 2008/2202(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 200 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2008-12-17 and 2008-12-17.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on the European Security Strategy and ESDP. Amendments address the EU's strategic autonomy and a strong foreign, security and defence policy, multilateralism and the United Nations, the combination of civilian and military capabilities, transparency, cost-efficiency and parliamentary scrutiny of defence, relations with NATO and the OSCE, the Lisbon Treaty, the ATALANTA anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast, and the definition of common European security interests.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelika BEER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28234.md |
| André BRIE | Germany | GUE/NGL | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4298.md |
| Tobias PFLÜGER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28249.md |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Karl von WOGAU | Germany | PPE-DE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1224.md |
| Helmut KUHNE | Germany | PSE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1908.md |
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Nirj DEVA | United Kingdom | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4556.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| MARIAN ZLOTEA | Romania | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39709.md |
| Nickolay MLADENOV | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38607.md |
| Jan Marinus WIERSMA | Netherlands | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1952.md |
| Marios MATSAKIS | Cyprus | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23881.md |
| Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28278.md |

## Official source documents

- PE416.605: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.605+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2202-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2202-INI.json

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