# Problems and prospects concerning European citizenship

European Parliament procedure 2008/2234(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFCO / FEMM / IMCO / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 80 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2008-12-16 and 2009-02-18.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is Parliament's report on problems and prospects concerning European citizenship. Amendments address free movement and the Free Movement Directive, the right to vote and stand in local and European elections in the Member State of residence, consular and diplomatic protection, the European Citizens' Initiative under the Treaty of Lisbon, naturalisation and citizenship laws, stateless persons, and the integration of third-country nationals and Roma.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Grazia PAGANO | Italy | PSE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/72727.md |
| Panayiotis DEMETRIOU | Cyprus | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23730.md |
| Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ | Spain | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28411.md |
| Alin Lucian ANTOCHI | Romania | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95280.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS | France | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38846.md |
| Magda KÓSÁNÉ KOVÁCS | Hungary | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23807.md |
| Marco CAPPATO | Italy | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4740.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Dushana ZDRAVKOVA | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38604.md |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28347.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.027: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.027+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.055: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.055+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.112: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.112+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.174: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.145+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE420.097: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.097+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2234-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2234-INI.json

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