# Institutional aspects of accession by the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

European Parliament procedure 2009/2241(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFCO / AFET / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 127 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2010-02-26 and 2010-04-15.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns institutional aspects of EU accession to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The amendments welcome accession and its external judicial control by the European Court of Human Rights, and address accession to the ECHR's Additional Protocols and the European Social Charter, the EU's representation in Council of Europe bodies, the negotiating mandate under Article 218 TFEU, Parliament's scrutiny, and divergence between the ECtHR and the Court of Justice.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97078.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Stanimir ILCHEV | Bulgaria | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34235.md |
| Morten MESSERSCHMIDT | Denmark | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96663.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO | Spain | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1873.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |
| Gianni VATTIMO | Italy | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4398.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Barbara LOCHBIHLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96728.md |
| Debora SERRACCHIANI | Italy | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96865.md |
| Philip CLAEYS | Belgium | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24030.md |
| Cristian Dan PREDA | Romania | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96838.md |

## Official source documents

- PE439.296: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.296+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.010: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.010+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.026: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.026+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.175: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.175+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2241-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2241-INI.json

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