# Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment

European Parliament procedure 2008/2225(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee CULT / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 137 committee amendments tabled by 25 Members between 2009-01-26 and 2009-01-28.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on multilingualism as an asset for Europe. Amendments address linguistic and cultural diversity, language skills and freedom of movement, the parity of official languages and resistance to language discrimination, the role of EU institutions and interpretation and translation services, regional, minority and endangered languages, debates over a lingua franca or a common artificial language such as Esperanto, and a European Day of the Translator and Interpreter.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Marco CAPPATO | Italy | ALDE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4740.md |
| Christa PRETS | Austria | PSE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4239.md |
| Iosif MATULA | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95017.md |
| Zdzisław Zbigniew PODKAŃSKI | Poland | UEN | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28391.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Josu ORTUONDO LARREA | Spain | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4377.md |
| László TŐKÉS | Hungary | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39726.md |
| Adrian MANOLE | Romania | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95016.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Mikel IRUJO AMEZAGA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38733.md |
| Claire GIBAULT | France | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28207.md |
| Michl EBNER | Italy | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2075.md |
| Ljudmila NOVAK | Slovenia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28294.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.403: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.403+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.448: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.448+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2225-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2225-INI.json

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