# Social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combatting unemployment

European Parliament procedure 2014/2236(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 204 committee amendments tabled by 36 Members between 2015-05-26 and 2015-07-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combating unemployment. The amendments discuss the social and solidarity economy and social enterprises, poverty, social exclusion and long-term and youth unemployment after the economic and financial crisis, job creation for vulnerable groups, access to financing and public procurement, the EaSI programme, the European Social Fund, the Youth Employment Initiative, and a possible specific legal status for social economy enterprises.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Jens NILSSON | Sweden | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111024.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Sofia RIBEIRO | Portugal | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124733.md |
| Georgi PIRINSKI | Bulgaria | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124855.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |

## Official source documents

- PE557.256: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-557256_EN.pdf
- PE560.697: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-560697_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2236-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2236-INI.json

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