# Border Regions' instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU)

European Parliament procedure 2018/0198(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee ENVI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 106 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2018-09-25 and 2018-10-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier establishes a Border Regions' instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU). The amendments address cross-border regions on maritime and land borders and with third countries, legal barriers identified in the Commission's Border Regions Communication, voluntary use of the Mechanism, cross-border coordination points, self-executing Commitments applying another Member State's provisions, the subsidiarity principle, and the United Kingdom triggering Article 50 TEU.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronis ROPĖ | Lithuania | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125214.md |
| Monika SMOLKOVÁ | Slovakia | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96655.md |
| Matthijs van MILTENBURG | Netherlands | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125022.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ | Romania | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/191377.md |
| Joachim ZELLER | Germany | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96762.md |
| Marijana PETIR | Croatia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124749.md |
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Marc JOULAUD | France | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124728.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |

## Official source documents

- PE628.371: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-628371_EN.pdf
- PE629.379: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-629379_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0198-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0198-COD.json

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