# Parliament’s right of initiative

European Parliament procedure 2020/2132(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 191 committee amendments tabled by 50 Members between 2021-01-08 and 2021-09-13.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on Parliament's right of initiative. The amendments debate the Commission's near-exclusive right of legislative initiative versus an enhanced direct right of initiative for the directly elected Parliament, the Commission's obligations under Article 225 TFEU, follow-up to legislative-initiative (INL) reports and citizens' initiatives, interinstitutional agreements on better law-making, impact assessments, and possible Treaty revision.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leila CHAIBI | France | GUE/NGL | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197529.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Pascal DURAND | France | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124693.md |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Gunnar BECK | Germany | ID | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/132191.md |
| Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA | Spain | RE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125038.md |
| Laura HUHTASAARI | Finland | ID | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197594.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |
| Sandro GOZI | France | RE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204419.md |
| Alin MITUȚA | Romania | RE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/212855.md |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | RE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/840.md |
| Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD | France | Verts/ALE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197531.md |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197493.md |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197429.md |

## Official source documents

- PE662.145: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-662145_EN.pdf
- PE689.823: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-689823_EN.pdf
- PE696.525: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-696525_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2132-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2132-INI.json

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