# Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility; international child abduction. Recast

European Parliament procedure 2016/0190(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 8th term, committee JURI / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 218 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2017-03-10 and 2017-06-26.

## What the amendments focus on

This recast dossier concerns jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and parental responsibility, and international child abduction. Amendments revise recitals recasting Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, address uniform jurisdiction rules, the child's habitual residence and right to be heard, return proceedings under the 1980 Hague Convention, leaving the definition of 'marriage' to Member States, and promoting mediation in cross-border family disputes.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124850.md |
| Rainer WIELAND | Germany | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2323.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Jiří MAŠTÁLKA | Czechia | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23704.md |
| Andrea COZZOLINO | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96880.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124884.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124700.md |

## Official source documents

- PE601.144: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-601144_EN.pdf
- PE606.308: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-606308_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0190-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0190-CNS.json

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