# Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: 7th report of the European Commission

European Parliament procedure 2017/2279(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG / CULT / EMPL / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 523 committee amendments tabled by 87 Members between 2018-02-23 and 2018-03-01.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion, responding to the Commission's 7th cohesion report. The amendments rework the assessment of cohesion policy's role in economic and social convergence, persistent inequalities between regions, delays in operational programmes and unpaid bills, financial instruments versus direct grants, macro-economic conditionality, ceilings under the next MFF, the Outermost and peripheral regions, and unemployment and youth unemployment figures.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107212.md |
| Bronis ROPĖ | Lithuania | Verts/ALE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125214.md |
| Mercedes BRESSO | Italy | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28346.md |
| Michela GIUFFRIDA | Italy | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124864.md |
| Andrea COZZOLINO | Italy | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96880.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Georgi PIRINSKI | Bulgaria | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124855.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Mara BIZZOTTO | Italy | ID | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97198.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Marc JOULAUD | France | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124728.md |
| Fernando RUAS | Portugal | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124730.md |
| Ivana MALETIĆ | Croatia | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/119436.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |

## Official source documents

- PE618.101: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-618101_EN.pdf
- PE618.191: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-618191_EN.pdf
- PE618.252: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-618252_EN.pdf
- PE619.046: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-619046_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2279-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2279-INI.json

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