# European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020

European Parliament procedure 2011/0268(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee BUDG / CONT / CULT / EMPL / FEMM / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 878 committee amendments tabled by 91 Members between 2012-05-03 and 2012-06-07.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the European Social Fund (ESF) for 2014-2020. Amendments link the Fund to employment, education, lifelong learning and active inclusion under the Europe 2020 strategy, and dispute the minimum share of resources ring-fenced for combating social exclusion and poverty (proposals ranging from 20% to 30%); they also address support for disadvantaged groups, social innovation, financial instruments, gender equality and coordination with other Union funds.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth SCHROEDTER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 209 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1933.md |
| François ALFONSI | France | Verts/ALE | 103 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96750.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 98 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Jean-Paul BESSET | France | Verts/ALE | 93 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96699.md |
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 92 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Nikos CHRYSOGELOS | Greece | Verts/ALE | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111823.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Catherine GRÈZE | France | Verts/ALE | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96745.md |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Verts/ALE | 91 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24942.md |
| Lothar BISKY | Germany | GUE/NGL | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96650.md |
| Jürgen KLUTE | Germany | GUE/NGL | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96769.md |
| Jan KOZŁOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101954.md |
| Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | France | PPE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38596.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | GUE/NGL | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30482.md |

## Official source documents

- PE487.800: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-487.800+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE487.953: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-487.953+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE488.044: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-488.044+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.537: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.537+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE489.546: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-489.546+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE491.059: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-491.059+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0268-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0268-COD.json

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