On Tuesday 7 November, the European Parliament’s Committees on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) adopted by a large majority (48 votes in favour, 8 against, 7 abstentions) their negotiating position on two proposals for directives aimed at strengthening equality bodies in the Member States of the European Union (see EUROPE B13233A10).
MEPs want these bodies to be fully independent in the exercise of their duties, particularly as regards...