# Post-Arab Spring: way forward for the MENA region

European Parliament procedure 2018/2160(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 320 committee amendments tabled by 27 Members between 2018-12-06 and 2019-01-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses the post-Arab Spring way forward for the MENA region. Amendments revise the recitals on the 2011 uprisings against authoritarian regimes, youth unemployment and democratic aspirations, with competing wordings on human rights, freedom of expression, women's rights, child labour, armed conflict and groups such as ISIS/Da'esh, alongside references to EU neighbourhood, foreign and security policy instruments.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Linnéa ENGSTRÖM | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/128588.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Anders VISTISEN | Denmark | ID | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124875.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Takis HADJIGEORGIOU | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96907.md |
| Jordi SOLÉ | Spain | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185974.md |
| Patricia LALONDE | France | ALDE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188254.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |
| Mirja VEHKAPERÄ | Finland | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/193269.md |
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |

## Official source documents

- PE631.921: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-631921_EN.pdf
- PE632.956: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-632956_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2160-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2160-INI.json

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