# Tackling early school leaving

European Parliament procedure 2011/2088(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CULT / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 304 committee amendments tabled by 49 Members between 2011-06-09 and 2011-07-19.

## What the amendments focus on

This is an own-initiative report on tackling early school leaving. The amendments cite the share of early school leavers in the EU and the EU 2020 target of reducing it to 10%, links to youth unemployment, poverty and demographic change, differences between and within Member States, subsidiarity and a European framework, cooperation and exchange between Member States, and adapting education systems to labour-market needs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary HONEYBALL | United Kingdom | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5846.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA | Poland | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96770.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96668.md |
| Kinga GÖNCZ | Hungary | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96832.md |
| Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | France | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38596.md |
| Konstantinos POUPAKIS | Greece | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96658.md |
| Malika BENARAB-ATTOU | France | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96732.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Emilie TURUNEN | Denmark | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96703.md |
| Philippe BOULLAND | France | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105624.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |
| Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU | Cyprus | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97050.md |
| Licia RONZULLI | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96819.md |

## Official source documents

- PE464.934: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-464.934+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE467.197: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-467.197+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2088-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2088-INI.json

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