# Rights, support and protection of victims of crime: minimum standards

European Parliament procedure 2011/0129(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee FEMM / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 474 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2012-02-29 and 2012-03-07.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier sets minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. The amendments require Member States to give victims information from first contact, access to case files, free interpretation, victim support services, the right to take part in proceedings and to compensation, and training for police, prosecutors and court staff; several extend protection to vulnerable categories and address environmental harm and mass victimisation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | PfE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103246.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA | Spain | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96922.md |
| Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96990.md |
| Sonia ALFANO | Italy | ALDE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97086.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Nathalie GRIESBECK | France | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28208.md |
| Angelika WERTHMANN | Austria | ALDE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97016.md |
| Mikael GUSTAFSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109649.md |
| Roberta ANGELILLI | Italy | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1941.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |

## Official source documents

- PE483.693: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-483.693+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE483.724: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-483.724+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE483.848: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-483.848+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0129-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0129-COD.json

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