# Combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth

European Parliament procedure 2016/2269(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ECON / EMPL). Stage: Procedure completed. 479 committee amendments tabled by 54 Members between 2017-07-03 and 2017-07-07.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth. The amendments debate whether inequality harms or is separate from economic performance, the roles of public and private investment, unemployment's downward pressure on wages and working conditions, taxation and tax evasion, the distribution of wealth and income, the European Semester, and Member States' primary responsibility for employment, education and welfare systems.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Enrique CALVET CHAMBON | Spain | ALDE | 58 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129407.md |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125042.md |
| António MARINHO E PINTO | Portugal | ALDE | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124742.md |
| Georgi PIRINSKI | Bulgaria | S&D | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124855.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Siôn SIMON | United Kingdom | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124948.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |
| Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU | Romania | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96847.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Jasenko SELIMOVIC | Sweden | ALDE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134243.md |
| Helga STEVENS | Belgium | ECR | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125105.md |
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |

## Official source documents

- PE606.294: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-606294_EN.pdf
- PE607.984: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-607984_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2269-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2269-INI.json

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