# Saudi Arabia, its relations with the EU and its role in the Middle East and North Africa

European Parliament procedure 2013/2147(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 201 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2013-10-11 and 2014-01-08.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on Saudi Arabia, its relations with the EU and its role in the Middle East and North Africa. The amendments describe the country as a hereditary monarchy without an elected parliament and raise the death penalty and public executions, women's rights including the driving ban, freedom of religion, the kafala system and migrant workers, the Salafi/Wahhabi interpretation of Islam, and EU-GCC trade.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Barbara LOCHBIHLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96728.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |
| Mário DAVID | Portugal | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96973.md |
| Susy DE MARTINI | Italy | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118708.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |
| Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK | Belgium | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1946.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Barbara MATERA | Italy | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96813.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN | France | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96737.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Mariya GABRIEL | Bulgaria | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96848.md |

## Official source documents

- PE521.469: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-521.469+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE526.235: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-526.235+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2147-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2147-INI.json

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