# Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges

European Parliament procedure 2012/0299(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ECON / EMPL / FEMM / IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 687 committee amendments tabled by 55 Members between 2013-04-18 and 2013-09-02.

## What the amendments focus on

A directive on improving gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges. The amendments invoke gender equality as a founding Union value, positive action, and the under-representation of women on boards; they address selection procedures, qualification criteria and minimum standards for appointment of directors, while some amendments object that quotas should not be imposed and that appointments remain the prerogative of shareholders.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 71 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Rebecca TAYLOR | United Kingdom | ALDE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112620.md |
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Olle LUDVIGSSON | Sweden | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96673.md |
| Sari ESSAYAH | Finland | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96682.md |
| Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU | Greece | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4482.md |
| Corien WORTMANN-KOOL | Netherlands | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28167.md |
| Daniël van der STOEP | Netherlands | NI | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96946.md |
| Anna HEDH | Sweden | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28131.md |
| Rachida DATI | France | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/72775.md |
| Mojca KLEVA KEKUŠ | Slovenia | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23413.md |

## Official source documents

- PE508.311: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.311+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE510.634: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.634+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE510.793: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE516.871: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-516.871+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0299-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0299-COD.json

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