# European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion

European Parliament procedure 2009/0096(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ECON / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 97 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2009-10-06 and 2009-10-09.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion. The amendments address support through micro-credit for unemployed, disadvantaged and socially excluded persons and micro-enterprises in the social economy, the Community budget contribution to the Facility, the role of commercial banks and non-commercial microfinance institutions, and accompanying mentoring, training and technical assistance to create viable micro-enterprises.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Traian UNGUREANU | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96835.md |
| Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96915.md |
| Pascale GRUNY | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96983.md |
| Kinga GÖNCZ | Hungary | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96832.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS | France | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28214.md |
| Marielle DE SARNEZ | France | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4335.md |
| Thomas HÄNDEL | Germany | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96851.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL | Spain | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1992.md |
| Enikő GYŐRI | Hungary | PfE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96830.md |
| Nadja HIRSCH | Germany | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96872.md |

## Official source documents

- PE428.322: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-428.322+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE429.667: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-429.667+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-0096-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-0096-COD.json

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