# Equal treatment between men and women: self-employed workers and their spouses

European Parliament procedure 2008/0192(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee EMPL / FEMM / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 56 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2009-01-26 and 2010-04-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns equal treatment between men and women for self-employed workers and their assisting spouses or life partners. The amendments revise recitals and provisions on reviewing the earlier directive, maternity benefits and leave aligned with Directive 92/85/EEC, social protection on a mandatory or voluntary basis, allowance levels, protection against sex discrimination, and designation of equal-treatment bodies in Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa RIERA MADURELL | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28349.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS | Spain | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4349.md |
| Rovana PLUMB | Romania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38595.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Hiltrud BREYER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1059.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Alin Lucian ANTOCHI | Romania | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95280.md |
| Lissy GRÖNER | Germany | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1061.md |
| Anna ZÁBORSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23894.md |
| Carlo CASINI | Italy | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/988.md |
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Andrea ČEŠKOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96719.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.266: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.266+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.341: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.341+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.387: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.387+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.148: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.148+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0192-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0192-COD.json

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