# Recommendation on the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly

European Parliament procedure 2016/2020(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / DEVE). Stage: Procedure completed. 234 committee amendments tabled by 34 Members between 2016-03-02 and 2016-03-22.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier is a recommendation on the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Amendments emphasise EU commitment to effective multilateralism with the UN at its core, addressing peace and security, human rights, the rule of law and peacekeeping. They cite challenges such as terrorism, organised crime, migration and climate change, and support political solutions to conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soraya POST | Sweden | S&D | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124997.md |
| Barbara LOCHBIHLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96728.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | RE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124866.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Paavo VÄYRYNEN | Finland | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2128.md |
| Amjad BASHIR | United Kingdom | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124956.md |
| Mark DEMESMAEKER | Belgium | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/117477.md |
| Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK | United Kingdom | ECR | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4521.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Ioan Mircea PAŞCU | Romania | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33984.md |

## Official source documents

- PE578.666: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-578666_EN.pdf
- PE578.682: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-578682_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2020-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2020-INI.json

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