# Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws

European Parliament procedure 2021/2166(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO / DEVE / JURI / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 325 committee amendments tabled by 58 Members between 2021-12-17 and 2022-03-21.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on better regulation. Amendments stress reducing burdens for businesses and SMEs, citizens' direct participation and public consultations, the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and conferral, transparency in the Council, citizens' petitions, the Regulatory Scrutiny Board and the 'one in, one out' approach, and law-making after the COVID-19 crisis.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luisa REGIMENTI | Italy | PPE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197790.md |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197429.md |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | PPE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125027.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124807.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Karolin BRAUNSBERGER-REINHOLD | Germany | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/226260.md |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124808.md |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197405.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24922.md |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185619.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | PfE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197628.md |

## Official source documents

- PE703.018: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PETI-AM-703018_EN.pdf
- PE704.778: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-704778_EN.pdf
- PE719.552: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-719552_EN.pdf
- PE719.937: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-719937_EN.pdf
- PE719.944: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-719944_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2166-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2166-INI.json

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