# EU Special Representative for Human Rights. Recommendation to the Council

European Parliament procedure 2012/2088(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 29 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2012-05-16 and 2012-05-16.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative recommendation to the Council on an EU Special Representative for Human Rights. The amendments address appointing the Special Representative and defining the mandate by Council decision on a proposal by the High Representative, a strong, independent and flexible mandate, hearings and reporting to Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and Human Rights Subcommittee, EU human rights guidelines, a renewable 2.5-year term, cooperation with civil society and NGOs, and adequate resources.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.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 |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Eduard KUKAN | Slovakia | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96651.md |
| László TŐKÉS | Hungary | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39726.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |
| Barbara LOCHBIHLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96728.md |
| Rui TAVARES | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96821.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT | United Kingdom | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1405.md |
| Cristian Dan PREDA | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96838.md |

## Official source documents

- PE489.532: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.532+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2088-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2088-INI.json

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