# Prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector

European Parliament procedure 2017/2115(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 597 committee amendments tabled by 64 Members between 2017-09-12 and 2017-10-04.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector. The amendments address honeybees and other pollinators as part of biodiversity and their role in pollination and food security, preserving the genetic heritage and diversity of bees, cooperation between farming and beekeeping, and the threat to bee survival from the widespread use of chemical pesticides, including neonicotinoids, with calls for the precautionary principle.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momchil NEKOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 96 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125013.md |
| Jean-Paul DENANOT | France | S&D | 81 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94282.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 72 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Franc BOGOVIČ | Slovenia | PPE | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125004.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Mairead McGUINNESS | Ireland | PPE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28115.md |
| Michela GIUFFRIDA | Italy | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124864.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Norbert ERDŐS | Hungary | PPE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124711.md |
| Laurenţiu REBEGA | Romania | ECR | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124792.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |
| Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | GUE/NGL | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125049.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |

## Official source documents

- PE610.538: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-610538_EN.pdf
- PE610.608: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-610608_EN.pdf
- PE612.040: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-612040_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2115-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2115-INI.json

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