# Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims

European Parliament procedure 2022/0426(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee FEMM / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 266 committee amendments tabled by 35 Members between 2023-07-07 and 2023-07-07.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative proposal on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims. Amendments describe trafficking as a serious crime and gross violation of fundamental rights, address root causes such as poverty, conflict, inequality and gender-based violence, and propose extending the offence to forced marriage, illegal adoption, institution-related trafficking of children in care settings and exploitation linked to surrogacy, while citing the Palermo Convention, the UN Trafficking Protocol and the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96812.md |
| Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197635.md |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197395.md |
| Maria WALSH | Ireland | PPE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197863.md |
| Lena DÜPONT | Germany | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/99945.md |
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | RE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197400.md |
| Malin BJÖRK | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124992.md |
| Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP | Spain | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197785.md |
| Frances FITZGERALD | Ireland | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197720.md |
| Christine SCHNEIDER | Germany | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197422.md |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96791.md |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | PfE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204414.md |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | RE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124700.md |
| Vincenzo SOFO | Italy | ECR | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204334.md |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124877.md |

## Official source documents

- PE750.067: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ01-AM-750067_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-0426-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-0426-COD.json

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