# EC/Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement: amending Protocols 1 and 4

European Parliament procedure 2018/0256M(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 8th term, committee AFET / AGRI / INTA / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 336 committee amendments tabled by 67 Members between 2018-10-12 and 2018-11-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the EC/Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement amending Protocols 1 and 4. Amendments stress that the EU does not recognise Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, that the Court of Justice treats it as a separate and distinct territory and that it remains a UN non-self-governing territory, insist on respect for international law and human rights and the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people, and reference UN-led negotiations.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Aleksander GABELIC | Sweden | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/192465.md |
| Jytte GUTELAND | Sweden | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124991.md |
| Bodil VALERO | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124993.md |
| Klaus BUCHNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124818.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Elena VALENCIANO | Spain | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4334.md |
| Patricia LALONDE | France | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188254.md |
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Salvatore CICU | Italy | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124854.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| José BOVÉ | France | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96744.md |
| Joachim SCHUSTER | Germany | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124837.md |

## Official source documents

- PE628.535: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-628535_EN.pdf
- PE629.559: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-629559_EN.pdf
- PE629.610: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-629610_EN.pdf
- PE630.461: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-630461_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0256M-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0256M-NLE.json

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