# Need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap

European Parliament procedure 2016/2061(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 476 committee amendments tabled by 59 Members between 2016-10-06 and 2016-10-25.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap. Amendments cite treaties, charters and conventions on equality, and address pension credits for care-related career breaks, part-time and precarious work, minimum state pensions, the risk of old-age poverty among women, single-parent households, collective bargaining and the gender pay gap.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS | Spain | GUE/NGL | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127330.md |
| João PIMENTA LOPES | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/136236.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |
| Ángela VALLINA | Spain | GUE/NGL | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125050.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Emilian PAVEL | Romania | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129256.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Ernest URTASUN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124972.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |

## Official source documents

- PE589.439: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-589439_EN.pdf
- PE592.340: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-592340_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2061-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2061-INI.json

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