# Promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 TFEU

European Parliament procedure 2016/2250(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 354 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2017-03-06 and 2017-04-12.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU, implementing Article 349 TFEU. The amendments cite the Court of Justice's December 2015 Grand Chamber judgment interpreting Article 349, the regions' specific constraints such as remoteness and insularity, state aid under Article 107(3)(a) TFEU, the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions, the blue economy, and research into climate change and biodiversity.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia RIBEIRO | Portugal | PPE | 69 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124733.md |
| Maurice PONGA | France | PPE | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96931.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | GUE/NGL | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30482.md |
| Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR | Portugal | PPE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124734.md |
| Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO | Spain | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125032.md |
| Marc JOULAUD | France | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124728.md |
| Constanze KREHL | Germany | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1854.md |
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Matthijs van MILTENBURG | Netherlands | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125022.md |
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |
| Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR | France | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124725.md |
| Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124741.md |
| Nuno MELO | Portugal | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96978.md |

## Official source documents

- PE601.021: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-601021_EN.pdf
- PE602.988: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-602988_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2250-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2250-INI.json

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