# Common immigration policy for Europe: principles, actions and tools

European Parliament procedure 2008/2331(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee CULT / FEMM / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 223 committee amendments tabled by 25 Members between 2009-01-15 and 2009-03-03.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a common immigration policy for Europe: principles, actions and tools. Amendments rework recitals on regular and irregular migration, cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, the integration of migrants, asylum and the Common European Asylum System, demographic and labour-market needs, migrant remittances, civil society and migrant organisations, and the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, referencing the Lisbon Treaty and codecision.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giusto CATANIA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28979.md |
| Catherine BOURSIER | France | PSE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58711.md |
| Simon BUSUTTIL | Malta | PPE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28120.md |
| Armando FRANÇA | Portugal | PSE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39510.md |
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Maria Grazia PAGANO | Italy | PSE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/72727.md |
| Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS | France | PSE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38846.md |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28347.md |
| Alin Lucian ANTOCHI | Romania | PSE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95280.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT | Netherlands | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28176.md |
| Panayiotis DEMETRIOU | Cyprus | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23730.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Martine ROURE | France | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4313.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.217: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.217+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.431: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.431+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.135: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.135+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2331-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2331-INI.json

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