# Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States in 2016

European Parliament procedure 2016/0043(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 8th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 34 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2016-06-07 and 2016-06-07.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States in 2016. The amendments range from approving the Commission proposal to rejecting the guidelines as anti-democratic austerity instruments, and address the Europe 2020 Strategy targets, National Reform Programmes and country-specific recommendations, the role of the European Parliament, the European Social Fund and Youth Guarantee, and decent work, wages and collective agreements.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Siôn SIMON | United Kingdom | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124948.md |
| Maria João RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124737.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| João PIMENTA LOPES | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/136236.md |
| Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124689.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA | Poland | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96781.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |

## Official source documents

- PE584.157: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-584157_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0043-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0043-NLE.json

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