# Active dialogue with citizens on Europe

European Parliament procedure 2008/2224(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFCO / AFET / CULT / FEMM / IMCO / PETI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 119 committee amendments tabled by 33 Members between 2008-11-14 and 2009-01-30.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on active dialogue with citizens on Europe. The amendments address the gap between citizens and EU institutions, education in European law and history and departments of European Studies, the role of regions, local and regional authorities and NGOs, communication campaigns, cohesion policy, integration of immigrants and third-country nationals, and cite the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39717.md |
| Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS | France | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22859.md |
| Victor BOŞTINARU | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39711.md |
| Luis HERRERO-TEJEDOR | Spain | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28396.md |
| Giovanna CORDA | Belgium | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39023.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Gisela KALLENBACH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28236.md |
| Filiz HYUSMENOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34249.md |
| Brigitte DOUAY | France | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28157.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| Nirj DEVA | United Kingdom | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4556.md |
| Jo LEINEN | Germany | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4262.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.344: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.344+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.570: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.570+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.110: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.110+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.196: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.196+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.318: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.318+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.366: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.366+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2224-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2224-INI.json

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