# Application of the Postal Services Directive

European Parliament procedure 2016/2010(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / IMCO / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 389 committee amendments tabled by 89 Members between 2016-03-22 and 2016-06-14.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the application of the Postal Services Directive. Amendments address how digitalisation, declining letter volumes and liberalisation have affected working conditions and employment—noting more part-time, agency and bogus self-employment—the role of trade unions and collective agreements, unfair competition, and the importance of postal services in rural, remote and mountainous areas.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy ANDERSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124949.md |
| Isabella DE MONTE | Italy | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124803.md |
| Hugues BAYET | Belgium | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125002.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY | France | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124287.md |
| Theresa GRIFFIN | United Kingdom | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124961.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Georges BACH | Luxembourg | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97293.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Flavio ZANONATO | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124800.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI | Finland | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124735.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |

## Official source documents

- PE580.471: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-580471_EN.pdf
- PE582.258: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-582258_EN.pdf
- PE584.130: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-584130_EN.pdf
- PE584.226: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-584226_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2010-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2010-INI.json

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