# European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)

European Parliament procedure 2007/0278(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 82 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2008-03-05 and 2008-04-16.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative proposal on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010). The amendments revise recitals on people at risk of poverty including children, the multi-dimensional nature of poverty and social exclusion, groups at higher risk identified in National Action Plans for Social Inclusion, in-work poverty, and the Year's objectives of recognition of rights, shared responsibility, cohesion and commitment.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Evangelia TZAMPAZI | Greece | PSE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28581.md |
| Sepp KUSSTATSCHER | Italy | Verts/ALE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28418.md |
| Kathy SINNOTT | Ireland | IND/DEM | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28119.md |
| Petru FILIP | Romania | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39710.md |
| Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO | Spain | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1873.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG | Poland | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28377.md |
| Elizabeth LYNNE | United Kingdom | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4541.md |
| Richard FALBR | Czechia | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23840.md |

## Official source documents

- PE402.844: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-402.844+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE404.796: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.796+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-0278-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-0278-COD.json

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