# Annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area

European Parliament procedure 2017/2256(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 249 committee amendments tabled by 45 Members between 2018-03-14 and 2018-03-14.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is the annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area. Amendments offer sharply opposing characterisations of Schengen and free movement, address the reintroduction and prolongation of internal border controls since 2014, asylum seekers and irregular migration with secondary movements, terrorism and internal security, the construction of walls and fences, the operational and investment costs of border controls, and the accession of Romania and Bulgaria.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Cécile Kashetu KYENGE | Italy | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124801.md |
| Tanja FAJON | Slovenia | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96911.md |
| Kristina WINBERG | Sweden | ECR | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124995.md |
| Emilian PAVEL | Romania | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129256.md |
| Kati PIRI | Netherlands | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37229.md |
| Bodil VALERO | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124993.md |
| Gérard DEPREZ | Belgium | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1473.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124760.md |
| Auke ZIJLSTRA | Netherlands | PfE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103246.md |
| Janice ATKINSON | United Kingdom | ENF | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124938.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |

## Official source documents

- PE619.140: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-619140_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2256-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2256-INI.json

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