# Future of social security systems and pensions: their financing and the trend towards individualisation

European Parliament procedure 2007/2290(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee ECON / EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 167 committee amendments tabled by 26 Members between 2008-07-01 and 2008-07-04.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the future of social security systems and pensions, their financing and the trend towards individualisation. The amendments address equality between men and women in reform, fragmented careers and pay gaps affecting women, individualisation of social security rights, recognition of maternity and parental leave and care periods, pension splitting on divorce, survivors' pensions, and spouses helping self-employed workers.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria MATSOUKA | Greece | PSE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28575.md |
| Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN | Netherlands | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1122.md |
| Gabriele STAUNER | Germany | PPE-DE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4293.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Jan CREMERS | Netherlands | PSE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40818.md |
| José Albino SILVA PENEDA | Portugal | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28402.md |
| Csaba ŐRY | Hungary | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23819.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Juan Andrés NARANJO ESCOBAR | Spain | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5537.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Evangelia TZAMPAZI | Greece | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28581.md |
| Hiltrud BREYER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1059.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |
| Daniel DĂIANU | Romania | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39716.md |

## Official source documents

- PE409.425: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.425+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.488: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.488+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE409.536: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-409.536+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2007-2290-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2007-2290-INI.json

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