# Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States

European Parliament procedure 2018/0136(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee AFCO / BUDG / CONT / LIBE / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 554 committee amendments tabled by 45 Members between 2018-10-11 and 2020-11-19.

## What the amendments focus on

A regulation on protecting the Union's budget against generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States. Some amendments reject the Commission proposal or reframe it around 'Union values'; others develop the rule of law through separation of powers, legality, legal certainty, independence and impartiality of courts and prosecution, judicial protection, and link sound financial management to these principles, with references to tax evasion and avoidance.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 103 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Giancarlo SCOTTÀ | Italy | ENF | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96996.md |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124850.md |
| Aleksander GABELIC | Sweden | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/192465.md |
| Ivana MALETIĆ | Croatia | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/119436.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Laura FERRARA | Italy | NI | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124833.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Răzvan POPA | Romania | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189490.md |
| Enrique GUERRERO SALOM | Spain | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96768.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |

## Official source documents

- PE628.677: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-628677_EN.pdf
- PE629.516: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-629516_EN.pdf
- PE630.466: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ13-AM-630466_EN.pdf
- PE630.540: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-630540_EN.pdf
- PE660.383: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ13-AM-660383_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0136-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0136-COD.json

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