Umea, 25/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - The draft directive on maternity leave, which the European Commission is threatening to withdraw, is expected to be a priority for future Commissioners Vera Jourova and Marianne Thyssen - in charge of equal opportunities and employment respectively. The European Women's Lobby (EWL) is calling on the two future commissioners to work on the issue as part of the Commission's REFIT programme for legislative simplification - although before the summer the...