# Demographic change and its consequences for the future cohesion policy of the EU

European Parliament procedure 2010/2157(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / FEMM / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 286 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2011-02-11 and 2011-07-25.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on demographic change and its consequences for the future cohesion policy of the EU. The amendments rework paragraphs on old-age dependency ratios and regional polarisation, ageing, fertility and migration, and their impact on pensions, healthcare and social infrastructure, calling for demographic indicators to supplement GDP in allocating funds, and stressing the European Social Fund, ERDF, care services for the elderly and the Europe 2020 strategy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96811.md |
| Kerstin WESTPHAL | Germany | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96839.md |
| Erminia MAZZONI | Italy | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96817.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96695.md |
| Juozas IMBRASAS | Lithuania | EFD | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96693.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Françoise CASTEX | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28148.md |
| Petru Constantin LUHAN | Romania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96823.md |
| María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105192.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |

## Official source documents

- PE458.547: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.547+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE462.557: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-462.557+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE467.065: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-467.065+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE469.971: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-469.971+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-2157-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-2157-INI.json

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