# Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in the EU Member States

European Parliament procedure 2011/2177(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 259 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2011-10-13 and 2011-10-24.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in EU Member States. Amendments address defence budget cuts and their effect on military capabilities, the Common Security and Defence Policy, cooperation with NATO and reliance on the United States, the 2% of GDP spending target, the European Defence Agency, and pooling and burden-sharing among Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Sir Graham WATSON | United Kingdom | ALDE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2155.md |
| Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN | Netherlands | ALDE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96937.md |
| Reinhard BÜTIKOFER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96739.md |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Ágnes HANKISS | Hungary | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96707.md |
| Krzysztof LISEK | Poland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96788.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28278.md |
| Teresa RIERA MADURELL | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28349.md |
| Ioan Mircea PAŞCU | Romania | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33984.md |
| Henri WEBER | France | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2319.md |
| Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96898.md |

## Official source documents

- PE473.871: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-473.871+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE473.899: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-473.899+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2177-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2177-INI.json

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