# Relations with Belarus

European Parliament procedure 2023/2041(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 271 committee amendments tabled by 27 Members between 2023-06-08 and 2023-06-08.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns relations with Belarus. Amendments reference human rights instruments and reports and describe repression following the 2020 elections, including arrests, torture and imprisonment on political grounds, closure of civil society organisations, independent trade unions and media, and persecution of lawyers; they note non-recognition of Aliaksandr Lukashenka and concern over Belarus's integration with Russia, including the Union State and nuclear weapons.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | RE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130100.md |
| Urmas PAET | Estonia | RE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129073.md |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK | Bulgaria | RE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124866.md |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | RE | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197494.md |
| Anna FOTYGA | Poland | ECR | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28353.md |
| Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197451.md |
| Isabel SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197650.md |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/218347.md |
| Juozas OLEKAS | Lithuania | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197838.md |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/237465.md |
| Katalin CSEH | Hungary | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197588.md |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204336.md |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96934.md |
| Radosław SIKORSKI | Poland | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197548.md |

## Official source documents

- PE746.739: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-746739_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-2041-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-2041-INI.json

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