# Social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU

European Parliament procedure 2008/2137(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 223 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2008-10-14 and 2008-11-27.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier addresses the social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU. The amendments revise recitals on the Roma as the largest minority, discrimination, poverty and unemployment, the effects of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements, segregation and ghettoisation, housing, health and schooling, and equal-opportunity policies and social inclusion.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiří MAŠTÁLKA | Czechia | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23704.md |
| Viktória MOHÁCSI | Hungary | ALDE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30099.md |
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Magda KÓSÁNÉ KOVÁCS | Hungary | PSE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23807.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| Petru FILIP | Romania | PPE-DE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39710.md |
| Roberto MUSACCHIO | Italy | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28977.md |
| Philip BUSHILL-MATTHEWS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4535.md |
| Corina CREȚU | Romania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33997.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Jan Marinus WIERSMA | Netherlands | PSE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1952.md |
| Csaba SÓGOR | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39724.md |
| Rovana PLUMB | Romania | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38595.md |
| Iva ZANICCHI | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/41007.md |

## Official source documents

- PE413.944: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-413.944+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE414.195: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.195+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2137-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2137-INI.json

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