# European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the draft EU guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief

European Parliament procedure 2013/2082(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 76 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2013-05-13 and 2013-05-13.

## What the amendments focus on

Recommendation to the Council on the draft EU guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief. Amendments adjust citations to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and to the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, and revise recitals affirming freedom of religion or belief as a universal human right covering theistic, non-theistic and atheistic beliefs and states' duty to protect citizens.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrzej GRZYB | Poland | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23785.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28276.md |
| Laurence J.A.J. STASSEN | Netherlands | NI | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96905.md |
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |
| Hannu TAKKULA | Finland | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28316.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Konrad SZYMAŃSKI | Poland | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28358.md |
| László SURJÁN | Hungary | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23820.md |
| Jean-Jacob BICEP | France | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113891.md |
| Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN | France | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96737.md |
| László TŐKÉS | Hungary | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39726.md |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28617.md |
| Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK | United Kingdom | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4521.md |
| Leonidas DONSKIS | Lithuania | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96692.md |

## Official source documents

- PE510.655: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.655+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2082-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2082-INI.json

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