Brussels, 07/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - The committee on women's rights and gender equality has urged the Council of Ministers to resume negotiations on maternity leave.
In a report adopted on Wednesday 6 May, the FEM committee regrets the fact that the European Commission is planning to withdraw the proposal it made in 2008, which has been at stalemate since then due to a lack of consensus among the member states.
“We should try to improve the situation of women who are pregnant and...