# Improving access to justice: legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes

European Parliament procedure 2012/2101(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 46 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2013-02-28 and 2013-04-09.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier addresses improving access to justice through legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes. Amendments reference Directive 2003/8/EC and its shortcomings, the European Small Claims Procedure and Order for Payment Procedure, information campaigns, the e-Justice portal and European Judicial Atlas, databases of multilingual lawyers, economic criteria and thresholds for granting legal aid, training for legal practitioners, and attention to vulnerable groups.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe BOULLAND | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105624.md |
| María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105192.md |
| Rebecca TAYLOR | United Kingdom | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112620.md |
| Hans-Peter MAYER | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4275.md |
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |
| Tadeusz ZWIEFKA | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28301.md |
| Sylvana RAPTI | Greece | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96925.md |
| Alexandra THEIN | Germany | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96874.md |

## Official source documents

- PE506.151: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.151+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE506.178: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.178+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE508.232: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.232+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2101-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2101-INI.json

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