# Regional branding: towards best practice in rural economies

European Parliament procedure 2013/2098(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AGRI / REGI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 167 committee amendments tabled by 34 Members between 2013-09-26 and 2013-10-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns regional branding and best practice in rural economies. The amendments address regional quality branding to support rural economies and sustainable tourism, cooperation and partnerships among local actors, criteria and frameworks for awarding such brands, a possible European tourism quality certificate or label, and distinguishing regional brands from protected geographical indications and designations of origin, with support from European Structural and Investment Funds.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Francesca BARRACCIU | Italy | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/116823.md |
| Kent JOHANSSON | Sweden | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/110365.md |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96811.md |
| Giancarlo SCOTTÀ | Italy | ENF | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96996.md |
| Eric ANDRIEU | France | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113892.md |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96933.md |
| James NICHOLSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1318.md |
| Oldřich VLASÁK | Czechia | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28323.md |
| Spyros DANELLIS | Greece | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/99325.md |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22418.md |
| María Auxiliadora CORREA ZAMORA | Spain | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111496.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Justina VITKAUSKAITE BERNARD | Lithuania | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30475.md |

## Official source documents

- PE519.752: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-519.752+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE521.502: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-521.502+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE521.503: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-521.503+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2098-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2098-INI.json

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