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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12060
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SOCIAL AFFAIRS / Social

On work/life balance, MEPs establish paternity leave at 80% of gross salary

On Wednesday 11 July, MEPs at the European Parliament’s employment and social affairs committee (EMPL) adopted the draft report by David Casa (EPP, Malta) by a comfortable majority (34 votes for, 14 against, 4 abstentions) and thereby set out the level of paternity leave remuneration at 80% of the gross salary and 78% for parental and carer’s leave.

The rapporteur stated that “the position adopted today on the directive on the work/life balance directive is strong and balanced”. He...

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WESTERN BALKANS: Western Balkans commit not to block each other in their process of EU accession
AZERBAIJAN: EU and Baku agree on priorities of their partnership
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ANIMAL HEALTH: Parliament wants measures to prevent trafficking of pets
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UKRAINE: General Court overturns freezing of assets against Andriy Klyuyev for March 2017-March 2018
TAXATION: VAT – goods containing precious metals are not second-hand goods if they lose their initial purpose, Court confirms
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: On work/life balance, MEPs establish paternity leave at 80% of gross salary
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AGRICULTURE: Measures for speeding up disposal of skimmed milk powder stocks
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BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU pays tribute to Srebrenica victims
BREXIT: Relocations of EMA and EBA suspended amid Parliament's ambition of more weight in decision-making process in future
COMPETITION: MEPs give green light to inter-institutional agreement to increase resources for national competition authorities
ENERGY: Ministerial scrutiny of EU/USA energy cooperation, in Brussels on 12 July
ENERGY: Russia/Ukraine/EU ministerial talks to resume on gas, in Berlin on 17 July
ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes limit content value for four phthalates in plastic articles
FINANCE: ECON committee's vote on PEPPs postponed until September
FISHERIES: Commissioner Vella is invited to make site visit to verify adverse impact of electric pulse fishing