# Cohesion policy and the circular economy

European Parliament procedure 2017/2211(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ENVI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 184 committee amendments tabled by 42 Members between 2018-03-08 and 2018-04-12.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier addresses cohesion policy and the circular economy. Amendments discuss the transition to a circular economy creating jobs and supporting SMEs and clean technologies, financial incentives for waste prevention aligned with the waste hierarchy and Waste Framework Directive, producer responsibility and reusable packaging, planned obsolescence, separate bio-waste collection and compost, plastics strategy, China's restrictive approach to European waste, and the role of cohesion funds and training.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davor ŠKRLEC | Croatia | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124756.md |
| Franc BOGOVIČ | Slovenia | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125004.md |
| Isabella ADINOLFI | Italy | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124831.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Ruža TOMAŠIĆ | Croatia | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/119431.md |
| Ivan JAKOVČIĆ | Croatia | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124754.md |
| Jozo RADOŠ | Croatia | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112753.md |
| Marc JOULAUD | France | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124728.md |
| Maria SPYRAKI | Greece | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125064.md |
| Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ | Romania | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/191377.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Jean-François JALKH | France | ID | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124770.md |

## Official source documents

- PE619.107: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-619107_EN.pdf
- PE620.811: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-620811_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2211-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2211-INI.json

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