# European strategy for the promotion of protein crops - Encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector

European Parliament procedure 2017/2116(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 461 committee amendments tabled by 50 Members between 2017-10-31 and 2017-11-16.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier sets out a European strategy for promoting protein and leguminous crops in EU agriculture. The amendments highlight the EU protein deficit and dependence on imports (including GMO crops from Brazil, Argentina and the United States), and promote soya, grain and forage legumes through crop rotation, nitrogen fixation, reduced synthetic fertilisers, the circular economy, animal feed, biofuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Verts/ALE | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96752.md |
| Albert DESS | Germany | PPE | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28228.md |
| Angélique DELAHAYE | France | PPE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124732.md |
| Mairead McGUINNESS | Ireland | PPE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28115.md |
| Jean-Paul DENANOT | France | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94282.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |
| Eric ANDRIEU | France | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113892.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Tibor SZANYI | Hungary | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124703.md |
| Peter JAHR | Germany | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96772.md |
| Stefan ECK | Germany | GUE/NGL | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124863.md |
| Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK | Netherlands | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125030.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |

## Official source documents

- PE612.362: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-612362_EN.pdf
- PE613.513: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-613513_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2116-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2116-INI.json

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