# WTO: the way forward

European Parliament procedure 2018/2084(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee DEVE / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 142 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2018-09-03 and 2018-10-15.

## What the amendments focus on

This is an own-initiative report on the WTO and the way forward. The amendments debate whether trade liberalisation reduces poverty and inequalities or can have negative effects on sustainable development, call for a fair-trade agenda benefiting developing countries, address special and differential treatment, the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, food security, human rights, the Sustainable Development Goals and climate change.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Klaus BUCHNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124818.md |
| Yannick JADOT | France | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96740.md |
| Florent MARCELLESI | Spain | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26146.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Ádám KÓSA | Hungary | NI | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96829.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28276.md |
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124790.md |
| Paul RÜBIG | Austria | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2278.md |
| Tokia SAÏFI | France | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4345.md |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39725.md |
| Jan ZAHRADIL | Czechia | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23712.md |
| Thierry CORNILLET | France | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4338.md |

## Official source documents

- PE627.038: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-627038_EN.pdf
- PE628.685: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-628685_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2084-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2084-INI.json

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