# Special place for children in EU external action

European Parliament procedure 2008/2203(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / CULT / DEVE / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 81 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2008-10-15 and 2008-12-17.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the special place for children in EU external action. The amendments call for children's rights to be a priority of EU development policy with reference to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, address child labour, trafficking, child soldiers and violence against children, education and the Millennium Development Goals especially for girls, fair-trade and labelling initiatives, juvenile justice, and prosecution before the International Criminal Court.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenys KINNOCK | United Kingdom | PSE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2123.md |
| Nirj DEVA | United Kingdom | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4556.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Milan HORÁČEK | Germany | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28239.md |
| Claire GIBAULT | France | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28207.md |
| Lissy GRÖNER | Germany | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1061.md |
| Manolis MAVROMMATIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28574.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Ljudmila NOVAK | Slovenia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28294.md |
| Anne VAN LANCKER | Belgium | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1938.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Urszula KRUPA | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28334.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Aloyzas SAKALAS | Lithuania | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28281.md |
| Edit BAUER | Slovakia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23866.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.236: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.236+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.548: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.548+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.015: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.015+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.016: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.016+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2203-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2203-INI.json

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