# Better schools: an agenda for European cooperation

European Parliament procedure 2008/2329(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee CULT). Stage: Procedure completed. 56 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2009-02-19 and 2009-02-19.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns better schools and an agenda for European cooperation. The amendments address cooperation among national education systems, the role of schools in social development and active citizenship, benchmarks, equity and quality, early school leaving and disadvantaged groups including Roma children and children of immigrants, pre-primary education, foreign-language and ICT learning, school violence, racism and xenophobia, teacher authority, and the financing of different kinds of schools.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pál SCHMITT | Hungary | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28133.md |
| Katerina BATZELI | Greece | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28579.md |
| Lívia JÁRÓKA | Hungary | NI | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28141.md |
| Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES | Luxembourg | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29019.md |
| Adrian MANOLE | Romania | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95016.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Vasco GRAÇA MOURA | Portugal | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4450.md |
| Marielle DE SARNEZ | France | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4335.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Daniel Petru FUNERIU | Romania | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95020.md |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37312.md |
| Christa PRETS | Austria | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4239.md |
| Manolis MAVROMMATIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28574.md |

## Official source documents

- PE420.225: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-420.225+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2329-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2329-INI.json

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