# Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests

European Parliament procedure 2012/2025(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / BUDG). Stage: Procedure completed. 302 committee amendments tabled by 52 Members between 2012-04-10 and 2012-06-08.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on enlargement policies, criteria and the EU's strategic interests. The amendments rework recitals referencing Article 49 TEU and the Copenhagen accession criteria, the history of enlargement since 1973, its role in overcoming the Cold War division and fostering peace, stability and prosperity, the re-evaluation of accession criteria and procedures, the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, and Parliament's role in the transparency of the process.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN | Netherlands | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1122.md |
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |
| Ulrike LUNACEK | Austria | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97017.md |
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Adrian SEVERIN | Romania | NI | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33990.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Nadezhda NEYNSKY | Bulgaria | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96861.md |
| Eduard KUKAN | Slovakia | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96651.md |
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Anna IBRISAGIC | Sweden | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28125.md |
| Andreas MÖLZER | Austria | NI | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28255.md |
| Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34232.md |
| Barry MADLENER | Netherlands | NI | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96904.md |

## Official source documents

- PE487.688: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-487.688+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE487.935: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-487.935+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2025-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2025-INI.json

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