# Report on the application of Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC

European Parliament procedure 2015/2097(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 236 committee amendments tabled by 39 Members between 2016-01-12 and 2016-01-29.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier reports on the application of the Council Directive implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave. The amendments address the Europe 2020 employment-rate target for women, work-life balance, low take-up of parental leave by fathers, non-transferable and properly paid leave, childcare facilities, the gender pay gap, demographic challenges and declining birth rates, citing Eurofound research and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |
| Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS | Spain | GUE/NGL | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127330.md |
| Arne GERICKE | Germany | ECR | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124815.md |
| Inês Cristina ZUBER | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111589.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Joëlle MÉLIN | France | ID | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124765.md |
| Dominique MARTIN | France | ENF | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124751.md |
| Anthea McINTYRE | United Kingdom | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111011.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Luigi MORGANO | Italy | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124788.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124895.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |

## Official source documents

- PE575.114: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-575114_EN.pdf
- PE575.187: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-575187_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2097-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2097-INI.json

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