# European defence union

European Parliament procedure 2016/2052(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / AFET / BUDG / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 504 committee amendments tabled by 84 Members between 2016-09-07 and 2016-09-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This is an own-initiative report on a European defence union. The amendments reference the worsened European security situation, the Treaties and the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, threats such as terrorism, hybrid, cyber and energy insecurity and climate change, CSDP capabilities, the cost of non-Europe in defence, EuroBarometer findings, and the potential secession of the UK.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Tamás MESZERICS | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124720.md |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Enrico GASBARRA | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124817.md |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112744.md |
| Eleftherios SYNADINOS | Greece | NI | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125072.md |
| Liisa JAAKONSAARI | Finland | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96684.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS | Spain | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124932.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |

## Official source documents

- PE587.799: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-587799_EN.pdf
- PE587.800: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-587800_EN.pdf
- PE589.143: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-589143_EN.pdf
- PE589.179: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-589179_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2052-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2052-INI.json

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