# Evolution of EU macro-regional strategies: present practice and future prospects, especially in the Mediterranean

European Parliament procedure 2011/2179(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / CULT / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 167 committee amendments tabled by 43 Members between 2012-01-31 and 2012-06-04.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the evolution of EU macro-regional strategies, especially in the Mediterranean. The amendments draw on experience from the Baltic Sea and Danube macro-regions, propose Mediterranean and Adriatic-Ionian macro-regional strategies, address financing through cohesion and structural funds, cooperation with third countries under neighbourhood policies, and priority areas such as sustainable tourism, maritime transport, immigration flows and security.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giommaria UGGIAS | Italy | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97131.md |
| Salvatore CARONNA | Italy | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96866.md |
| Georgios STAVRAKAKIS | Greece | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97008.md |
| Spyros DANELLIS | Greece | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/99325.md |
| Vincent PEILLON | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28166.md |
| Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96990.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Raimon OBIOLS | Spain | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4328.md |
| Pier Antonio PANZERI | Italy | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28365.md |
| François ALFONSI | France | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96750.md |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96811.md |
| Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4482.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Erminia MAZZONI | Italy | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96817.md |

## Official source documents

- PE480.652: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.652+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE480.898: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-480.898+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE491.017: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.017+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2179-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2179-INI.json

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