Brussels, 26/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament decided on Tuesday 25 February to amend Rule 136 of the European Parliament rules of procedure so as to record expressly in the minutes those members who were not present but had been excused by the president (for example, because they were on maternity or paternity leave).
Currently, the concept of maternity/paternity leave does not exist in the legal provisions governing the parliamentary mandate (the act of 1976 and the...