# EU guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU

European Parliament procedure 2018/2155(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 218 committee amendments tabled by 25 Members between 2018-09-13 and 2018-09-13.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on the EU guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) outside the EU. The amendments elaborate the definition of FoRB to include theistic, non-theistic and atheistic beliefs and apostasy, invoke the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the ICCPR, address secularism, and note the criminalisation of apostasy and blasphemy and persecution of secular and humanist organisations.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA | Spain | ALDE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125040.md |
| Jozo RADOŠ | Croatia | ALDE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112753.md |
| Ivo VAJGL | Slovenia | ALDE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97019.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT | Spain | ALDE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/135491.md |
| Jordi SOLÉ | Spain | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185974.md |
| Vincent PEILLON | France | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28166.md |
| Virginie ROZIÈRE | France | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103845.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |

## Official source documents

- PE626.989: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-626989_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2155-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2155-INI.json

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