# International protection: EU common list of safe countries of origin

European Parliament procedure 2015/0211(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee AFET / DEVE / LIBE). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 199 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2016-04-06 and 2016-05-18.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier establishes an EU common list of safe countries of origin for international protection. Amendments propose rejecting the Commission proposal, debate the safe country of origin concept and its non-absolute guarantee, address the increase in asylum applications, Commission monitoring and review, and the assessment of Western Balkans countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Martina ANDERSON | United Kingdom | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113959.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Liisa JAAKONSAARI | Finland | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96684.md |
| Gérard DEPREZ | Belgium | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1473.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95074.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Rachida DATI | France | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/72775.md |
| Brice HORTEFEUX | France | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5565.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Takis HADJIGEORGIOU | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96907.md |
| Jussi HALLA-AHO | Finland | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124727.md |

## Official source documents

- PE578.680: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-578680_EN.pdf
- PE580.559: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-580559_EN.pdf
- PE582.431: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-582431_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-0211-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-0211-COD.json

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