# Modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EDD). European Parliament recommendation to the Council

European Parliament procedure 2011/2245(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / DEVE). Stage: Procedure completed. 144 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2011-12-08 and 2011-12-20.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative recommendation concerns modalities for a possible European Endowment for Democracy. Amendments reference the European Neighbourhood Policy, the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions, the EIDHR and the 'Arab Spring', debate whether a new fund or revision of existing instruments is more effective, its possible overlap with the Council of Europe, budget neutrality, gender mainstreaming, national ownership, and flexible bottom-up support to parties, civil society, media and dissidents in partner countries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Dan PREDA | Romania | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96838.md |
| Andrzej GRZYB | Poland | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23785.md |
| Eduard KUKAN | Slovakia | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96651.md |
| Nadezhda NEYNSKY | Bulgaria | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96861.md |
| Véronique DE KEYSER | Belgium | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22097.md |
| Tokia SAÏFI | France | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4345.md |
| Barbara LOCHBIHLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96728.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA | Poland | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96801.md |
| Raimon OBIOLS | Spain | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4328.md |
| María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA | Spain | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96701.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |

## Official source documents

- PE478.415: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.415+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.531: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.531+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2245-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2245-INI.json

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