# Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries

European Parliament procedure 2023/0441(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Awaiting committee decision. 268 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2024-03-06 and 2024-04-03.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries. Amendments debate extending protection to refugees and stateless persons, the role of Union delegations versus Member States' consular services, joint consular contingency plans, Lead States and joint consular teams, crisis preparedness and coordination through the EEAS, travel advice, and digital information portals; some reference crises such as Afghanistan, Ukraine, Sudan and Israel and Gaza.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 122 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197772.md |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | PfE | 86 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197623.md |
| Jean-Lin LACAPELLE | France | ID | 86 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204421.md |
| Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO | Spain | S&D | 76 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197717.md |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | RE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124700.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Witold PAHL | Poland | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/250235.md |
| Anna FOTYGA | Poland | ECR | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28353.md |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197491.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/233862.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Assita KANKO | Belgium | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197469.md |
| Michael KAUCH | Germany | RE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/251268.md |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185341.md |

## Official source documents

- PE759.819: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-759819_EN.pdf
- PE759.992: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-759992_EN.pdf
- PE760.930: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-760930_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0441-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0441-CNS.json

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