# Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions

European Parliament procedure 2018/2054(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee CULT / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 208 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2018-05-23 and 2018-05-24.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions. The amendments address internal land borders shared with EFTA, the weaker economic performance of border regions, administrative, legal and linguistic barriers, the cross-border population's access to public services, physical and geographical barriers including mountain regions, the TEN-T and CEF funding, and the consequences of the British exit from the EU for the Irish border region.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronis ROPĖ | Lithuania | Verts/ALE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125214.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Julie WARD | United Kingdom | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124963.md |
| Luigi MORGANO | Italy | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124788.md |
| Marlene MIZZI | Malta | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118858.md |
| Krystyna ŁYBACKA | Poland | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124883.md |
| Momchil NEKOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125013.md |
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL | Spain | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96991.md |
| Ivan JAKOVČIĆ | Croatia | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124754.md |
| Fernando RUAS | Portugal | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124730.md |
| Jozo RADOŠ | Croatia | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112753.md |
| Marc JOULAUD | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124728.md |
| Theodoros ZAGORAKIS | Greece | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125067.md |

## Official source documents

- PE622.062: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-622062_EN.pdf
- PE622.224: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-622224_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2054-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2054-INI.json

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