# Creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance

European Parliament procedure 2016/2017(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 464 committee amendments tabled by 52 Members between 2016-06-02 and 2016-06-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns creating labour market conditions favourable for work-life balance. The amendments revise references and recitals, framing reconciliation of professional, private and family life as a fundamental right, citing the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Social Charter, parental and maternity leave, gender equality, carers, and the role of Member States; several entries delete text or note they do not affect the English version.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 79 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |
| Ernest URTASUN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124972.md |
| Tatjana ŽDANOKA | Latvia | NI | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28619.md |
| João PIMENTA LOPES | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/136236.md |
| Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ | Hungary | PPE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102886.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Arne GERICKE | Germany | ECR | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124815.md |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | PPE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124895.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Mary HONEYBALL | United Kingdom | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5846.md |
| Julie WARD | United Kingdom | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124963.md |
| Kostadinka KUNEVA | Greece | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125092.md |
| Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124710.md |

## Official source documents

- PE583.884: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ21-AM-583884_EN.pdf
- PE584.019: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ21-AM-584019_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2017-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2017-INI.json

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