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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10693
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) women

Greens favour quotas and hit back at nine blocking states

Brussels, 20/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - The Greens are hitting back at the intention of nine member states not to support Viviane Reding's awaited proposal on setting a quota of 40% women on the boards of bluechip companies.

In favour of a strong directive. On Tuesday 18 September the co-leaders of the Greens/EFA Group addressed a letter to both the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and to the European commissioner for fundamental rights, Viviane Reding, urging them...

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