# Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States in 2015

European Parliament procedure 2015/0051(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 8th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 247 committee amendments tabled by 40 Members between 2015-05-06 and 2015-06-15.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States in 2015. The amendments call for a coordinated employment strategy, combating social exclusion, poverty and labour-market discrimination, shifting the tax burden away from labour, adequate wages and income support, the Europe 2020 strategy and headline targets, use of the European Social Fund, tackling long-term unemployment and precarious work, and the sustainability of pension and social protection systems.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| Georgi PIRINSKI | Bulgaria | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124855.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Mercedes BRESSO | Italy | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28346.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Maria João RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124737.md |
| Marju LAURISTIN | Estonia | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124698.md |
| Dominique MARTIN | France | ENF | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124751.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |

## Official source documents

- PE554.891: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-554891_EN.pdf
- PE557.049: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-557049_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-0051-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-0051-NLE.json

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