# Towards an EU strategy to promote education for children in the world: mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

European Parliament procedure 2021/2209(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / CULT / DEVE). Stage: Procedure completed. 285 committee amendments tabled by 52 Members between 2021-12-14 and 2022-01-21.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative dossier on an EU strategy to promote education for children in the world and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic's impact. Amendments cite UNESCO declarations, defend the right to quality and lifelong education despite school closures, call on the Commission and EEAS to coordinate educational, social and health services and support refugee-hosting countries, focus resources on disadvantaged groups, and act against violence and corporal punishment affecting children.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilana CICUREL | France | RE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204416.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Klemen GROŠELJ | Slovenia | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197452.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | PfE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124715.md |
| Janina OCHOJSKA | Poland | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197542.md |
| Bettina VOLLATH | Austria | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197678.md |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | RE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197447.md |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | RE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197589.md |
| Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ | Slovakia | RE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197766.md |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197684.md |
| Massimiliano SMERIGLIO | Italy | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197791.md |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197832.md |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197464.md |

## Official source documents

- PE702.918: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-702918_EN.pdf
- PE703.004: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-703004_EN.pdf
- PE703.254: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-703254_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2209-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2209-INI.json

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