# Establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights

European Parliament procedure 2015/2254(INL) (INL - Legislative initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 735 committee amendments tabled by 74 Members between 2016-04-05 and 2016-06-24.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative-initiative report calling for an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights. Most amendments add or alter citations referencing the Treaties (notably Articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 11 TEU), the European Social Charter, Council of Europe instruments, the Copenhagen criteria and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights; several are marked deleted and the LIBE committee rejects the draft report.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 87 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Pál CSÁKY | Slovakia | PPE | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124930.md |
| Barbara MATERA | Italy | PPE | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96813.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Elisabetta GARDINI | Italy | PPE | 77 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58758.md |
| Michał BONI | Poland | PPE | 73 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124896.md |
| Frank ENGEL | Luxembourg | PPE | 68 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96876.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |
| Arne GERICKE | Germany | ECR | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124815.md |
| Branislav ŠKRIPEK | Slovakia | ECR | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124927.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI | Poland | NI | 59 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23791.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Therese COMODINI CACHIA | Malta | PPE | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124968.md |

## Official source documents

- PE580.532: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-580532_EN.pdf
- PE583.901: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-583901_EN.pdf
- PE585.458: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-585458_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2254-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2254-INL.json

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