# The future of the European book sector

European Parliament procedure 2023/2053(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee CULT). Stage: Procedure completed. 157 committee amendments tabled by 33 Members between 2023-06-06 and 2023-06-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the future of the European book sector. Amendments address the decline in reading, the value chain of authors, publishers, translators, booksellers and libraries, SME and microenterprise publishers, copyright, printed books, e-books and audiobooks, freedom of expression and self-censorship, accessibility for persons with disabilities, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's war against Ukraine, inflation and the paper crisis.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Verts/ALE | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197832.md |
| Massimiliano SMERIGLIO | Italy | S&D | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197791.md |
| Emmanuel MAUREL | France | GUE/NGL | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24505.md |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197534.md |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/88882.md |
| Tomasz FRANKOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197513.md |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | RE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197447.md |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197682.md |
| Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197717.md |
| João ALBUQUERQUE | Portugal | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/237224.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Petra KAMMEREVERT | Germany | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96837.md |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185341.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96933.md |

## Official source documents

- PE749.259: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-749259_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-2053-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-2053-INI.json

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