# European Union Agency for Asylum

European Parliament procedure 2016/0131(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee AFET / BUDG / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 1,014 committee amendments tabled by 72 Members between 2016-09-15 and 2018-12-12.

## What the amendments focus on

Proposal to establish the European Union Agency for Asylum. Amendments rework the recitals on the Common European Asylum System, renaming the European Asylum Support Office and defining the Agency's role in practical cooperation, training of experts, and production of country-of-origin information, with references to Member State sovereignty, third countries, the UNHCR, and a common EU list of safe countries of origin.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie MONTEL | France | EFDD | 161 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124769.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 157 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 95 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Edouard FERRAND | France | ENF | 94 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124767.md |
| Marcel de GRAAFF | Netherlands | ENF | 94 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125025.md |
| Laurenţiu REBEGA | Romania | ECR | 94 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124792.md |
| Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS | Spain | Verts/ALE | 80 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124932.md |
| Martina ANDERSON | United Kingdom | GUE/NGL | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113959.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Eleftherios SYNADINOS | Greece | NI | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125072.md |
| Sofia SAKORAFA | Greece | GUE/NGL | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125091.md |
| Nikos ANDROULAKIS | Greece | S&D | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125110.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |

## Official source documents

- PE589.112: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-589112_EN.pdf
- PE592.076: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-592076_EN.pdf
- PE592.417: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-592.417+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE592.422: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-592422_EN.pdf
- PE630.740: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-630740_EN.pdf
- PE631.989: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-631989_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0131-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0131-COD.json

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