# Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part

European Parliament procedure 2017/2035(INI) (['INI - Own-initiative procedure', 'See also 2016/0166(NLE)'], 8th term, committee AFET / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 173 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2017-09-05 and 2017-09-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) between the EU and Kazakhstan. The amendments stress that enhanced relations should rest on democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, note Kazakhstan as the first Central Asian country to sign an EPCA, raise concerns over freedom of expression, criminalised defamation and Criminal and Administrative Codes, the Venice Commission, NGO requirements, and a possible visa facilitation agreement.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28276.md |
| Eduard KUKAN | Slovakia | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96651.md |
| Tunne KELAM | Estonia | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28424.md |
| Liisa JAAKONSAARI | Finland | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96684.md |
| Tamás MESZERICS | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124720.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ | Romania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124790.md |
| László TŐKÉS | Hungary | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39726.md |
| Klaus BUCHNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124818.md |
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Georgios EPITIDEIOS | Greece | NI | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125071.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |

## Official source documents

- PE609.634: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-609634_EN.pdf
- PE609.672: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-609672_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2035-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2035-INI.json

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