# Private sector and development

European Parliament procedure 2014/2205(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / DEVE / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 436 committee amendments tabled by 49 Members between 2015-05-07 and 2015-05-27.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the private sector and development. Amendments stress that under Article 208 TFEU the primary objective of EU development cooperation is to reduce and eradicate poverty, debate the role of the private sector, public-private partnerships, blending and microcredit, corporate social responsibility and the UN Guiding Principles, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, untying of aid, and the relationship between development, security and trade policy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 79 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125035.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Nirj DEVA | United Kingdom | ECR | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4556.md |
| Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN | Spain | GUE/NGL | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125048.md |
| Arne LIETZ | Germany | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124839.md |
| Norbert NEUSER | Germany | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96844.md |
| Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ | Romania | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124790.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Pedro SILVA PEREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124747.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Mario BORGHEZIO | Italy | ENF | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21817.md |
| Nedzhmi ALI | Bulgaria | ALDE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34250.md |

## Official source documents

- PE557.138: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-557138_EN.pdf
- PE557.156: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-557156_EN.pdf
- PE557.261: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-557261_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2205-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2205-INI.json

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