# Towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism

European Parliament procedure 2020/2043(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee BUDG / ECON / ENVI / INTA / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 788 committee amendments tabled by 113 Members between 2020-10-05 and 2020-11-17.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is an own-initiative report towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism. Amendments revise recitals and paragraphs invoking GATT/WTO rules, the European Green Deal, the EU ETS free-allocation system, the Paris Agreement and climate neutrality, and debate carbon leakage, EU industrial competitiveness, carbon pricing of imports and the polluter-pays principle.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Oscar LANCINI | Italy | ID | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/192635.md |
| Damien CARÊME | France | GUE/NGL | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197574.md |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197652.md |
| Sara SKYTTEDAL | Sweden | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197390.md |
| Joachim SCHUSTER | Germany | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124837.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125670.md |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96833.md |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197517.md |
| Jerzy BUZEK | Poland | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28269.md |
| Paul TANG | Netherlands | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125020.md |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101585.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Linea SØGAARD-LIDELL | Denmark | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204331.md |
| Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197402.md |

## Official source documents

- PE658.773: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-658773_EN.pdf
- PE660.137: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-660137_EN.pdf
- PE660.204: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-660204_EN.pdf
- PE660.214: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-660214_EN.pdf
- PE660.345: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-660345_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2043-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2043-INI.json

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