# Impact of extensive urbanisation in Spain on individual rights of European citizens, on the environment and on the application of EU law, based upon petitions received

European Parliament procedure 2008/2248(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 127 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2009-01-28 and 2009-01-28.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the impact of extensive urbanisation in Spain on the rights of European citizens, the environment and the application of EU law, based on petitions received. Amendments revise recitals on the right to petition, property rights under the Charter and the ECHR, the Spanish Constitution and Coastal Law, the Court of Justice and Commission infringement proceedings, regional ombudsmen, and investigations into urbanisation projects affecting water resources.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | PSE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1970.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Vicente Miguel GARCÉS RAMÓN | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39321.md |
| Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES | Spain | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4326.md |
| Carlos ITURGAIZ | Spain | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28398.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL | Spain | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1992.md |
| David HAMMERSTEIN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28345.md |
| Gerardo GALEOTE | Spain | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2001.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Gary TITLEY | United Kingdom | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1311.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.426: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.426+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2248-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2248-INI.json

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