# EU options for improving access to medicines

European Parliament procedure 2016/2057(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee DEVE / EMPL / ENVI / JURI / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 958 committee amendments tabled by 114 Members between 2016-07-25 and 2016-10-21.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on EU options for improving access to medicines. The amendments invoke the right to health, Sustainable Development Goal 3 and the WHO, and address intellectual property and TRIPS flexibilities, free trade agreements with low- and middle-income countries, generic and biosimilar medicines, neglected and poverty-related diseases, and barriers to access in developing countries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ | Spain | S&D | 127 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125041.md |
| José Inácio FARIA | Portugal | PPE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125101.md |
| Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI | Romania | PPE | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38420.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | RE | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124700.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97968.md |
| Jasenko SELIMOVIC | Sweden | ALDE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134243.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Karl-Heinz FLORENZ | Germany | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1038.md |
| Lieve WIERINCK | Belgium | ALDE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/183022.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1927.md |

## Official source documents

- PE582.218: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-582218_EN.pdf
- PE587.640: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-587640_EN.pdf
- PE589.201: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-589201_EN.pdf
- PE592.063: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-592063_EN.pdf
- PE592.300: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-592300_EN.pdf
- PE592.302: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-592302_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2057-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2057-INI.json

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