# Parliamentarism, European Citizenship and Democracy

European Parliament procedure 2023/2017(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 122 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2023-05-26 and 2023-05-26.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns parliamentarism, European citizenship and democracy. Amendments debate strengthening liberal parliamentary democracy, granting the European Parliament a direct right of legislative initiative and inquiry, the unanimity principle in the Council, the role of national parliaments, the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe, European citizenship rights and 'golden visa' schemes, and participatory instruments such as the European Citizens' Initiative and petitions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alin MITUȚA | Romania | RE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/212855.md |
| Niklas NIENASS | Germany | Verts/ALE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197465.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |
| Włodzimierz CIMOSZEWICZ | Poland | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197507.md |
| Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI | Poland | ECR | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28297.md |
| Giuliano PISAPIA | Italy | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197590.md |
| Brice HORTEFEUX | France | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5565.md |
| Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA | Spain | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125038.md |
| Max ORVILLE | France | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/234344.md |

## Official source documents

- PE749.161: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-749161_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-2017-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-2017-INI.json

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