# Access to the international market by coach and bus services: further opening of national markets

European Parliament procedure 2017/0288(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee TRAN). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 370 committee amendments tabled by 50 Members between 2018-10-04 and 2018-10-04.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is a proposed regulation on access to the international market by coach and bus services, further opening national markets. The amendments address the scope of inter-urban regular coach and bus services, designation of a national competent authority or regulatory body, protection of existing public service contracts, cabotage subject to a Community licence, non-discriminatory access to terminals, and authorisation procedures. Some amendments reject the proposal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy ANDERSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124949.md |
| Peter KOUROUMBASHEV | Bulgaria | S&D | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124857.md |
| Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ | Austria | S&D | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/133316.md |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107212.md |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97968.md |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124850.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/98341.md |
| Filiz HYUSMENOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34249.md |
| Iskra MIHAYLOVA | Bulgaria | RE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125128.md |
| João PIMENTA LOPES | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/136236.md |
| Nikolay BAREKOV | Bulgaria | ECR | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124871.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Bogusław LIBERADZKI | Poland | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23768.md |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | RE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124866.md |

## Official source documents

- PE628.473: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-628473_EN.pdf
- PE628.553: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-628553_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-0288-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-0288-COD.json

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