# European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020

European Parliament procedure 2011/0282(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee AGRI / BUDG / CONT / DEVE / ENVI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 2,388 committee amendments tabled by 146 Members between 2012-05-22 and 2012-12-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and its support for rural development for 2014-2020. The amendments tie rural development to development-cooperation objectives under Article 208 TFEU and cooperation with developing countries, and address the LEADER approach, agri-environment-climate payments, agro-forestry systems, support for young farmers, Natura 2000 areas, an income stabilisation tool and EAFRD contribution rates.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyn SMITH | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 124 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28508.md |
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 110 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 108 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 105 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 99 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| James NICHOLSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 98 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1318.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 98 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA | Spain | S&D | 98 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96987.md |
| Alejandro CERCAS | Spain | S&D | 98 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4337.md |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | PPE | 90 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96787.md |
| Peter JAHR | Germany | PPE | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96772.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Elisabeth KÖSTINGER | Austria | PPE | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96882.md |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | PPE | 81 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96933.md |
| Mariya GABRIEL | Bulgaria | PPE | 80 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96848.md |

## Official source documents

- PE489.356: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.356+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.555: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.555+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.640: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.640+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.687: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.687+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.797: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.797+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.949: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.949+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0282-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0282-COD.json

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