# Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, including child poverty, in the EU

European Parliament procedure 2008/2034(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 268 committee amendments tabled by 33 Members between 2008-05-19 and 2008-06-04.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, including child poverty, in the EU. Amendments stress that poverty and inequality affect women disproportionately, cite the gender pay gap, social transfers, single-parent households and the over-65s, reference the CEDAW Convention and Millennium Goals, and debate the approach to combating poverty and the links between poverty and equality between men and women.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth LYNNE | United Kingdom | ALDE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4541.md |
| Petru FILIP | Romania | PPE-DE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39710.md |
| Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN | Netherlands | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1122.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Kathy SINNOTT | Ireland | IND/DEM | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28119.md |
| Hiltrud BREYER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1059.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Corina CREȚU | Romania | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33997.md |
| Agnes SCHIERHUBER | Austria | PPE-DE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2209.md |
| Evangelia TZAMPAZI | Greece | PSE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28581.md |
| José Albino SILVA PENEDA | Portugal | PPE-DE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28402.md |
| Ilda FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4466.md |
| Christa PRETS | Austria | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4239.md |
| Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO | Spain | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1873.md |

## Official source documents

- PE405.833: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.833+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE407.714: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-407.714+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2034-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2034-INI.json

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