# Security challenges in the MENA region and prospects for political stability

European Parliament procedure 2014/2229(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 398 committee amendments tabled by 57 Members between 2015-04-14 and 2015-04-17.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is an own-initiative report on security challenges in the MENA region and prospects for political stability. Amendments revise recitals on conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, the Arab uprisings, ISIS/Da'esh and ethnic and sectarian tensions, and rework a paragraph expressing support for or disagreement with the common security and defence policy (CSDP).

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyn SMITH | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28508.md |
| Vincent PEILLON | France | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28166.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Pablo IGLESIAS | Spain | GUE/NGL | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125031.md |
| Javier NART | Spain | RE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125005.md |
| Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN | Spain | ALDE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125039.md |
| Javier COUSO PERMUY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125997.md |
| Ivo VAJGL | Slovenia | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97019.md |
| Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU | Romania | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39717.md |
| Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK | United Kingdom | ECR | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4521.md |
| Bas BELDER | Netherlands | ECR | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4507.md |
| Mariya GABRIEL | Bulgaria | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96848.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Ernest URTASUN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124972.md |

## Official source documents

- PE554.706: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-554706_EN.pdf
- PE554.819: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-554819_EN.pdf
- PE554.847: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-554847_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2229-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2229-INI.json

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