# Relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments

European Parliament procedure 2013/2185(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 207 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2014-03-04 and 2014-03-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments. The amendments revise recitals on the principle of sincere cooperation between the Union and Member States, Article 12 TEU and the role of national parliaments, the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality, and democratic legitimacy and accountability, extending some references to regional parliaments with legislative powers and to political dialogue with the European institutions, with several deletions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto GUALTIERI | Italy | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96892.md |
| Enrique GUERRERO SALOM | Spain | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96768.md |
| Jo LEINEN | Germany | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4262.md |
| Vital MOREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96930.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Ashley FOX | United Kingdom | ECR | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96957.md |
| György SCHÖPFLIN | Hungary | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28135.md |
| Morten MESSERSCHMIDT | Denmark | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96663.md |
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Paulo RANGEL | Portugal | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96903.md |
| Philip CLAEYS | Belgium | NI | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24030.md |
| Gerald HÄFNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96758.md |

## Official source documents

- PE529.764: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-529.764+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2185-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2185-INI.json

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