# EU's mutual defence and solidarity clauses: political and operational dimensions

European Parliament procedure 2012/2223(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFCO / AFET / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 147 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2012-09-24 and 2012-10-03.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the EU's mutual defence and solidarity clauses and their political and operational dimensions. The amendments cite Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, the indivisibility of Member States' security, threats from armed attack to terrorism and CBRN or cyber attacks, the EU CBRN Action Plan, and relations with NATO and the North Atlantic Treaty.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |
| Tarja CRONBERG | Finland | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107973.md |
| Rafał TRZASKOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96773.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |
| Ioan Mircea PAŞCU | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33984.md |
| Vytautas LANDSBERGIS | Lithuania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23746.md |
| Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28278.md |
| Petru Constantin LUHAN | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96823.md |
| Marco SCURRIA | Italy | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96843.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Josef WEIDENHOLZER | Austria | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111014.md |

## Official source documents

- PE494.869: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-494.869+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.435: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.435+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.574: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.574+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2223-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2223-INI.json

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