# Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kuwait, Qatar

European Parliament procedure 2022/0135(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading. 44 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2022-10-18 and 2022-10-18.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the listing of third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement, specifically Kuwait and Qatar. The amendments address the visa exemption for these countries, monitoring of the human rights situation and possible suspension, the situation of migrant workers and the kafala system, biometric passports, bilateral agreements, the link to ETIAS, and the possible inclusion of Ecuador and Oman.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare DALY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197731.md |
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197400.md |
| Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ | Slovakia | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197766.md |
| Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197781.md |
| Olivier CHASTEL | Belgium | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197463.md |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22858.md |
| Pietro BARTOLO | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197808.md |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96812.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28347.md |
| Isabel SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197650.md |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124877.md |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197606.md |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95074.md |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197711.md |

## Official source documents

- PE737.242: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-737242_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-0135-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-0135-COD.json

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