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Below is our broad analysis of the amendments drafted to some of the recent EP committee reports. It shows the list of authors, how political groups created coalitions between them and the list of specific topics they addressed.

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Example of amendment from Monitoring framework for resilient European forests 2023/0413(COD)

Amending Council Decision 89/367/EEC setting up a Standing Forestry Committee 2023/0410(COD)

• Total amendments: 112
• Unique initiators: 12
• Unique co-signatories: 13
• Unique topics addressed: 10

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

• EPP: 11
• S&D: 22
• PFE: 10
• ECR: 13
• Renew: 21
• Greens/EFA: 22
• The Left: 13

Note: amendments sponsored by multiple groups have higher chances of approval

Occurrences of cooperation between groups: none (each amendment was submitted by MEPs of the same group only)

Which MEPs initiated the amendments:

• EPP: Alexander BERNHUBER, Daniel BUDA
• S&D: Delara BURKHARDT, Maria GRAPINI
• PFE: Marie DAUCHY
• ECR: Alexandr VONDRA, Anna ZALEWSKA, Beatrice TIMGREN
• Renew: Katri KULMUNI, Michal WIEZIK
• Greens/EFA: Martin HÄUSLING
• The Left: Luke Ming FLANAGAN

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

• EPP: Dan-Ștefan MOTREANU
• S&D: Bruno TOBBACK, César LUENA, Marta TEMIDO, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU, Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS
• PFE: Gilles PENNELLE, Valérie DELOGE
• ECR: Beatrice TIMGREN
• Greens/EFA: Maria OHISALO
• The Left: Li ANDERSSON, Per CLAUSEN

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

• Forest management (EU)
• EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
• Gender roles, equality and inclusion
• Climate efforts

Circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/858 and 2019/1020 and repealing Directives 2000/53/EC and 2005/64/EC 2023/0284(COD)

• Total amendments: 1717
• Unique initiators: 47
• Unique co-signatories: 56
• Unique topics addressed: 74

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

• EPP: 300
• S&D: 295
• PFE: 202
• ECR: 401
• Renew: 160
• Greens/EFA: 191
• The Left: 149
• ESN: 5
• NI: 45

Note: amendments sponsored by multiple groups have higher chances of approval

Occurrences of cooperation between groups: 

• EPP & S&D: 19
• EPP & Renew: 12
• S&D & Renew: 12

Which MEPs initiated the amendments:

• EPP: Alexander BERNHUBER, Andreas SCHWAB, Christian DOLESCHAL, Dennis RADTKE, Jens GIESEKE, Laurent CASTILLO, Massimiliano SALINI, Milan ZVER, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Pascal ARIMONT, Radan KANEV, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ
• S&D: Alessandra MORETTI, Annalisa CORRADO, Elena SANCHO MURILLO, Elisabeth GROSSMANN, Johan DANIELSSON, Maria GRAPINI, Maria GUZENINA
• PFE: Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT, Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS, Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Mathilde ANDROUËT, Silvia SARDONE, Susanna CECCARDI, Virginie JORON
• ECR: Alexandr VONDRA, Beatrice TIMGREN, Carlo FIDANZA, Jadwiga WI?NIEWSKA, Paolo INSELVINI, Pietro FIOCCHI, Piotr MÜLLER, Stefano CAVEDAGNA
• Renew: Andreas GLÜCK, Christine SINGER, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Ivars IJABS, Michal WIEZIK, Pascal CANFIN, Svenja HAHN
• Greens/EFA: David CORMAND
• The Left: Jonas SJÖSTEDT, Luke Ming FLANAGAN
• ESN: Anja ARNDT
• NI: Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

• EPP: Arba KOKALARI, Aura SALLA, Flavio TOSI, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Letizia MORATTI, Markus FERBER, Paulius SAUDARGAS, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Stefan KÖHLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Zala TOMAŠIČ
• S&D: Adnan DIBRANI, Annalisa CORRADO, Bruno TOBBACK, Elena SANCHO MURILLO, Elisabeth GROSSMANN, Heléne FRITZON, Matteo RICCI, Pierfrancesco MARAN
• PFE: Aldo PATRICIELLO, Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT, Barbara BONTE, Elisabeth DIERINGER, Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS, Filip TUREK, Jana NAGYOVÁ, Jaroslav BŽOCH, Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ, Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS, Klara DOSTALOVA, Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN, Matthieu VALET, Nikola BARTŮŠEK, Ondřej KNOTEK, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Roberto VANNACCI, Silvia SARDONE, Susanna CECCARDI, Valérie DELOGE, Viktória FERENC, Virginie JORON
• ECR: Piotr MÜLLER, Stefano CAVEDAGNA
• Renew: Andreas GLÜCK, Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON, Christine SINGER, Emma WIESNER, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Ivars IJABS, Jeannette BALJEU, Katri KULMUNI, Sandro GOZI, Svenja HAHN, Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE
• Greens/EFA: Sara MATTHIEU
• The Left: Jonas SJÖSTEDT

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

• Road transport environmental policy
• Circular economy
• Sustainability of batteries regulation
• EU Single Market harmonisation
• Sourcing of critical raw materials
• Ecodesign & durability
• Due diligence in supply chains (environmental and human rights)
• EU policy towards plastics
• Chemicals regulation
• Re-use of packaging
• Reparability of products
• Product passport
• Sustainable packaging

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Monitoring framework for resilient European forests  2023/0413(COD)

• Total amendments: 1330
• Unique initiators: 28
• Unique co-signatories: 43
• Unique topics addressed: 57

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

• EPP: 310
• S&D: 38
• PFE: 401
• ECR: 180
• Renew: 211
• Greens/EFA: 68
• The Left: 87
• ESN: 35

Note: amendments sponsored by multiple groups have higher chances of approval

Occurrences of cooperation between groups: none (each amendment was submitted by MEPs of the same group only)

Which MEPs initiated the amendments:

• EPP: Alexander BERNHUBER, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Laurent CASTILLO, Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL, Pekka TOVERI, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Stefan BERGER
• S&D: Delara BURKHARDT, Javi LÓPEZ, Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU
• PFE: Aldo PATRICIELLO, Marie DAUCHY, Mathilde ANDROUËT, Raffaele STANCANELLI
• ECR: Alexandr VONDRA, Anna ZALEWSKA, Beatrice TIMGREN, Nicolas BAY
• Renew: Andreas GLÜCK, Christine SINGER, Elsi KATAINEN, Katri KULMUNI, Martin HOJSÍK, Michal WIEZIK
• Greens/EFA: Martin HÄUSLING
• The Left: Arash SAEIDI, Per CLAUSEN
• ESN: Stanislav STOYANOV

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

• EPP: Alexander BERNHUBER, Alexandra MEHNERT, Andrea WECHSLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Céline IMART, Daniel BUDA, Daniel CASPARY, David MCALLISTER, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN, Laurent CASTILLO, Markus FERBER, Monika HOHLMEIER, Norbert LINS, Pekka TOVERI, Ralf SEEKATZ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Sander SMIT, Stefan KÖHLER, Sven SIMON
• S&D: Bruno TOBBACK, César LUENA, Marta TEMIDO
• PFE: Filip TUREK, Gilles PENNELLE, Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN, Roberto VANNACCI, Silvia SARDONE, Vilis KRIŠTOPANS
• ECR: Anna ZALEWSKA, Beatrice TIMGREN, Charlie WEIMERS, Dick ERIXON, Laurence TROCHU, Marion MARÉCHAL
• Renew: Christine SINGER, Elsi KATAINEN, Katri KULMUNI, Michal WIEZIK
• Greens/EFA: Maria OHISALO, Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ, Pär HOLMGREN

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

• Forest management (EU)
• Nature protection and restoration in the EU
• Agriculture (green)
• Trade impact on forests
• Climate efforts
• Air quality policy
• Pesticides

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The European Water Resilience Strategy 2024/2104(INI)

• Total amendments: 1564
• Unique initiators: 79
• Unique co-signatories: 79
• Unique topics addressed: 58

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

• EPP: 548
• S&D: 238
• PFE: 107
• ECR: 138
• Renew: 224
• Greens/EFA: 178
• The Left: 126
• ESN: 7
• NI: 1

Note: amendments sponsored by multiple groups have higher chances of approval

Occurrences of cooperation between groups: 

• S&D & Renew: 2
• S&D & The Left: 1

Which MEPs initiated the amendments:

• EPP: Alexander BERNHUBER, András Tivadar KULJA, Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ, Christine SCHNEIDER, Céline IMART, Dan-Ștefan MOTREANU, Daniel BUDA, Danuše NERUDOVÁ, Dimitris TSIODRAS, Dolors MONTSERRAT, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Gabriella GERZSENYI, Herbert DORFMANN, Hildegard BENTELE, Ingeborg TER LAAK, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN, Laurent CASTILLO, Lena DÜPONT, Lídia PEREIRA, Massimiliano SALINI, Pascal ARIMONT, Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL, Salvatore DE MEO, Sander SMIT, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Sunčana GLAVAK
• S&D: André RODRIGUES, Annalisa CORRADO, Antonio DECARO, Camilla LAURETI, Christophe CLERGEAU, Günther SIDL, Javi LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Maria NOICHL, Raffaele TOPO, Stefano BONACCINI, Thomas BAJADA, Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN, Tiemo WÖLKEN
• PFE: Csaba DÖMÖTÖR, Filip TUREK, Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Mathilde ANDROUËT, Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN, Raffaele STANCANELLI, Valérie DELOGE
• ECR: Alexandr VONDRA, Aurelijus VERYGA, Bert-Jan RUISSEN, Carlo FIDANZA, Paolo INSELVINI, Pietro FIOCCHI
• Renew: Ana VASCONCELOS, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Barry COWEN, Charles GOERENS, Christine SINGER, Ciaran MULLOOLY, Elsi KATAINEN, Emma WIESNER, Grégory ALLIONE, Jeannette BALJEU, Katri KULMUNI, Martin HOJSÍK, Michal WIEZIK, Pascal CANFIN
• Greens/EFA: Jutta PAULUS, Pär HOLMGREN
• The Left: Anja HAZEKAMP, Arash SAEIDI, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Giuseppe ANTOCI, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Lynn BOYLAN, Sebastian EVERDING
• ESN: Anja ARNDT
• NI: Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

• EPP: Andrea WECHSLER, Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ, Christine SCHNEIDER, Céline IMART, Dan-Ștefan MOTREANU, Dennis RADTKE, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Flavio TOSI, Gabriel MATO, Herbert DORFMANN, Hildegard BENTELE, Ingeborg TER LAAK, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN, Letizia MORATTI, Liesbet SOMMEN, Lídia PEREIRA, Niels Flemming HANSEN, Norbert LINS, Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL, Peter AGIUS, Stefan KÖHLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ
• S&D: Annalisa CORRADO, Bruno TOBBACK, Camilla LAURETI, Cecilia STRADA, Chloé RIDEL, César LUENA, Dario NARDELLA, Estelle CEULEMANS, Günther SIDL, Kristian VIGENIN, Leire PAJÍN, Marta TEMIDO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU, Stefano BONACCINI, Thomas BAJADA, Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS
• PFE: Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT, Barbara BONTE, Filip TUREK, Gilles PENNELLE, Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN, Matthieu VALET, Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN, Rody TOLASSY, Tomáš KUBÍN, Valérie DELOGE
• ECR: Antonella SBERNA, Francesco VENTOLA, Nicola PROCACCINI, Sergio BERLATO
• Renew: Ana VASCONCELOS, Benoit CASSART, Christine SINGER, Elsi KATAINEN, Emma WIESNER, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Grégory ALLIONE, Jeannette BALJEU, Michal WIEZIK, Sigrid FRIIS, Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE
• Greens/EFA: Marie TOUSSAINT
• The Left: Anja HAZEKAMP, Arash SAEIDI, Catarina MARTINS, Emma FOURREAU, Jonas SJÖSTEDT, Lynn BOYLAN, Sebastian EVERDING, Valentina PALMISANO
• ESN: Marc JONGEN
• NI: Maria ZACHARIA

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

• Water management
• Agriculture (green)
• Water pollution
• Nature protection and restoration in the EU
• Climate efforts
• Pesticides
• Groundwater Directive
• PFAs
• Reduction targets for pesticides
• Pharmaceuticals regulation in EU
• New Genomic Techniques
• Soil protection policy
• Use of fertilisers
• EU ocean policy
• Microplastics
• Chemicals regulation