# Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty

European Parliament procedure 2014/2237(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 309 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2015-05-21 and 2015-05-21.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is Parliament's report on reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty. Amendments cite the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and equality directives and address rising child poverty and social exclusion across Member States, the link to family income, unemployment and labour-market situation, women's poverty, material deprivation, EU Structural Funds, the Investing in Children recommendation, and the effects of austerity policies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Maria João RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124737.md |
| Marju LAURISTIN | Estonia | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124698.md |
| Inês Cristina ZUBER | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111589.md |
| Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125047.md |
| Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124689.md |
| Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS | Spain | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127330.md |
| Gabriele ZIMMER | Germany | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28248.md |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124984.md |
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |
| Kostadinka KUNEVA | Greece | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125092.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Dominique MARTIN | France | ENF | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124751.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |

## Official source documents

- PE557.265: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-557265_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2237-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2237-INI.json

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