# Recommendations to the Council on the negotiations of the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement

European Parliament procedure 2014/2021(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 46 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2014-03-05 and 2014-03-05.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative recommendation to the Council on negotiating the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement. Amendments recall a resolution on the 'comfort women', the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster, note shared EU-Japan responsibility for peace and shared values of democracy, rule of law and human rights, existing cooperation in fields such as energy, nuclear safety, climate change and fisheries, and tensions with neighbours over disputed islands.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhard BÜTIKOFER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96739.md |
| Ioan Mircea PAŞCU | Romania | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33984.md |
| Alojz PETERLE | Slovenia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23693.md |
| Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK | United Kingdom | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4521.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/119435.md |
| Philip CLAEYS | Belgium | NI | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24030.md |
| Ivo VAJGL | Slovenia | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97019.md |
| Pino ARLACCHI | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97228.md |
| Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN | Netherlands | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96937.md |

## Official source documents

- PE529.899: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-529.899+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2021-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2021-INI.json

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