Analysis of EP committee amendments on foreign affairs

Analysis of EP committee amendments on foreign affairs

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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 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Türkiye 2025/2023(INI)


2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Kosovo 2025/2019(INI)

  • Total amendments: 211
  • Unique initiators: 19
  • Unique co-signatories: 14
  • Unique topics addressed: 29

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

  • EPP: 70
  • S&D: 15
  • PFE: 18
  • ECR: 25
  • Renew: 49
  • Greens/EFA: 29
  • The Left: 4
  • ESN: 1

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: Andrey KOVATCHEV, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Eszter LAKOS, Karlo RESSLER, Riho TERRAS, Željana ZOVKO
  • S&D: Elio DI RUPO, Thijs REUTEN
  • PFE: Jordan BARDELLA
  • ECR: Cristian TERHEȘ, Geadis GEADI, Ivaylo VALCHEV, Sebastian TYNKKYNEN
  • Renew: Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU
  • Greens/EFA: Thomas WAITZ
  • The Left: Merja KYLLÖNEN
  • ESN: Stanislav STOYANOV

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

  • EPP: Davor Ivo STIER, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Gabriel MATO, Lukas MANDL, Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE, Nikolina BRNJAC, Sunčana GLAVAK, Tomislav SOKOL, Željana ZOVKO
  • PFE: Matthieu VALET, Pierre-Romain THIONNET
  • Renew: Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Marjan ŠAREC

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

  • EU-Kosovo relations
  • EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
  • EU relations with Western Balkans
  • Gender roles, equality and inclusion
  • EU engagement with civil society
  • EU enlargement
  • Foreign interference in Europe
  • Disinformation & online freedoms

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2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Montenegro     2025/2020(INI)

  • Total amendments: 235
  • Unique initiators: 18
  • Unique co-signatories: 12
  • Unique topics addressed: 43

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

  • EPP: 63
  • S&D: 46
  • PFE: 13
  • ECR: 6
  • Renew: 40
  • Greens/EFA: 55
  • The Left: 12

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: Andrey KOVATCHEV, Davor Ivo STIER, Eszter LAKOS, Reinhold LOPATKA, Tomislav SOKOL, Željana ZOVKO
  • S&D: Costas MAVRIDES, Hana JALLOUL MURO, Tonino PICULA
  • PFE: Jaroslav BŽOCH, Kinga GÁL, Matthieu VALET
  • ECR: Șerban Dimitrie STURDZA, Sebastian TYNKKYNEN
  • Renew: Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS
  • Greens/EFA: Vladimir PREBILIČ
  • The Left: Giorgos GEORGIOU

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

  • EPP: Davor Ivo STIER, Sunčana GLAVAK, Tomislav SOKOL
  • PFE: António TÂNGER CORRÊA, Jaroslav BŽOCH, Pierre-Romain THIONNET
  • Renew: Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ, Dan BARNA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Lucia YAR, Malik AZMANI, Marjan ŠAREC

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

  • EU-Montenegro relations
  • EU relations with Western Balkans
  • EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
  • EU enlargement
  • Gender roles, equality and inclusion
  • Foreign interference in Europe
  • Disinformation & online freedoms
  • EU engagement with civil society

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2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia 2025/2022(INI)

  • Total amendments: 327
  • Unique initiators: 27
  • Unique co-signatories: 21
  • Unique topics addressed: 41

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

  • EPP: 123
  • S&D: 34
  • PFE: 52
  • ECR: 57
  • Renew: 31
  • Greens/EFA: 46
  • The Left: 4
  • ESN: 11

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

Occurrences of cooperation between groups: 

  • EPP & ECR: 31

Which MEPs initiated the amendments:

  • EPP: Andrey KOVATCHEV, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Davor Ivo STIER, Eszter LAKOS, Ioan-Rareș BOGDAN, Karlo RESSLER, Loucas FOURLAS, Miriam LEXMANN, Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE, Željana ZOVKO
  • S&D: Matjaž NEMEC, Thijs REUTEN, Tonino PICULA
  • PFE: Jordan BARDELLA, Kinga GÁL
  • ECR: Șerban Dimitrie STURDZA, Cristian TERHEȘ, Ivaylo VALCHEV, Sebastian TYNKKYNEN, Stephen Nikola BARTULICA
  • Renew: Eugen TOMAC, Irena JOVEVA, Petras AUŠTREVI?IUS
  • Greens/EFA: Vladimir PREBILIČ
  • The Left: Danilo DELLA VALLE
  • ESN: Petar VOLGIN, Stanislav STOYANOV

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

  • EPP: Davor Ivo STIER, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Gabriel MATO, Karlo RESSLER, Lukas MANDL, Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE, Nikolina BRNJAC, Sunčana GLAVAK, Tomislav SOKOL, Željana ZOVKO
  • PFE: András LÁSZLÓ, Annamária VICSEK, Matthieu VALET, Pierre-Romain THIONNET, Viktória FERENC
  • ECR: Arkadiusz MULARCZYK, Ivaylo VALCHEV
  • Renew: Dan BARNA, Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER, Lucia YAR, Marjan ŠAREC

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

  • EU relations with Western Balkans
  • EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
  • EU enlargement
  • EU-Russia relations
  • EU-Kosovo relations
  • Disinformation & online freedoms
  • EU engagement with civil society
  • Gender roles, equality and inclusion
  • EU relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Foreign interference in Europe
  • EU-China relations
  • EU-Serbia relations

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2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Türkiye 2025/2023(INI)

  • Total amendments: 633
  • Unique initiators: 35
  • Unique co-signatories: 22
  •  Unique topics addressed: 34

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

  • EPP: 169
  • S&D: 140
  • PFE: 92
  • ECR: 107
  • Renew: 35
  • Greens/EFA: 35
  • The Left: 41
  • ESN: 14

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: Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Christophe GOMART, David MCALLISTER, Davor Ivo STIER, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Loucas FOURLAS, Miriam LEXMANN, Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Željana ZOVKO
  • S&D: Costas MAVRIDES, Evin INCIR, Hana JALLOUL MURO, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Vasile DÎNCU, Yannis MANIATIS
  • PFE: Jordan BARDELLA, Nikola BARTŮŠEK, Sebastiaan STÖTELER, Susanna CECCARDI
  • ECR: Cristian TERHEȘ, Emmanouil FRAGKOS, Geadis GEADI, Marion MARÉCHAL, Sebastian TYNKKYNEN
  • Renew: Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVI?IUS
  • Greens/EFA: Vladimir PREBILIČ
  • The Left: Giorgos GEORGIOU, Özlem DEMIREL
  • ESN: Alexander SELL, Tomasz FROELICH

Which MEPs co-signed the amendments:

  • EPP: Massimiliano SALINI, Michalis HADJIPANTELA
  • S&D: Andreas SCHIEDER, Costas MAVRIDES, Yannis MANIATIS
  • PFE: Hermann TERTSCH, Matthieu VALET, Pierre-Romain THIONNET, Roberto VANNACCI, Sebastiaan STÖTELER, Silvia SARDONE
  • ECR: Fernand KARTHEISER, Galato ALEXANDRAKI, Geadis GEADI, Ivaylo VALCHEV, Sebastian TYNKKYNEN
  • Renew: Dan BARNA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Lucia YAR, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU
  • The Left: Jonas SJÖSTEDT

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

  • EU-Turkey relations
  • Trade relations with Turkey
  • EU enlargement
  • EU-Syria relations
  • Relations with NATO
  • EU-Armenia relations
  • Disinformation & online freedoms
  • Foreign interference in Europe
  • EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
  • Asylum & border control
  • Gender roles, equality and inclusion

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus 2025/0021(COD)

  • Total amendments: 12
  • Unique initiators: 5
  • Unique co-signatories: 0
  • Unique topics addressed: 5

How many amendments did each group sponsor:

  • EPP: 5
  • Greens/EFA: 1
  • The Left: 6

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: Krzysztof HETMAN, Marta WCISŁO, Norbert LINS
  • Greens/EFA: Cristina GUARDA
  • The Left: Sebastian EVERDING

Topics most frequently targeted by amendments

  • Import of agri-food products in the EU
  • EU-Russia relations 
  • EU-Belarus relations

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