# The shrinking space of civil society in Europe

European Parliament procedure 2021/2103(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 443 committee amendments tabled by 45 Members between 2021-11-11 and 2021-11-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the shrinking space of civil society in Europe. The amendments debate the role and funding of civil society organisations and NGOs, place primary responsibility on Member States, cite obligations under EU and international law, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties, condemn attempts to control, over-regulate, intimidate or discriminate against civil society actors, and call for monitoring such as a civic space index.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manon AUBRY | France | GUE/NGL | 72 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197533.md |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124760.md |
| Ramona STRUGARIU | Romania | RE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134605.md |
| Michal ŠIMEČKA | Slovakia | RE | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103746.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Anna Júlia DONÁTH | Hungary | RE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197595.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Dragoş TUDORACHE | Romania | RE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197665.md |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | RE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22858.md |
| Balázs HIDVÉGHI | Hungary | NI | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124586.md |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197462.md |
| Malin BJÖRK | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124992.md |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197392.md |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197514.md |

## Official source documents

- PE700.382: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-700382_EN.pdf
- PE700.466: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-700466_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2103-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2103-INI.json

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