# Meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs

European Parliament procedure 2015/2223(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 513 committee amendments tabled by 55 Members between 2015-11-18 and 2016-02-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses meeting the antipoverty target in light of increasing household costs. The amendments call on the Commission and Member States to combat poverty and social exclusion, address energy poverty, housing, heating and homelessness, propose minimum income schemes above the poverty threshold, and link Structural and Investment Funds and energy efficiency to reducing households' energy costs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude ROLIN | Belgium | PPE | 84 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125107.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 84 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |
| David CASA | Malta | PPE | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28122.md |
| Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI | Finland | S&D | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124735.md |
| Tamás MESZERICS | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124720.md |
| Theresa GRIFFIN | United Kingdom | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124961.md |
| Julie WARD | United Kingdom | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124963.md |
| Liliana RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125099.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Nessa CHILDERS | Ireland | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96603.md |
| Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124689.md |
| Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS | Spain | GUE/NGL | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127330.md |
| Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125047.md |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124984.md |
| Enrique CALVET CHAMBON | Spain | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129407.md |

## Official source documents

- PE571.431: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-571431_EN.pdf
- PE572.941: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-572941_EN.pdf
- PE573.116: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-573116_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2223-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2223-INI.json

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