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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12184

1 February 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 34
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Women
Quotas on boards of directors of listed companies, European Parliament puts pressure on Council
Brussels, 31/01/2019 (Agence Europe)

MEPs have decided to fight one last battle in the Council before going on a campaign. At their mini plenary session in Brussels on Thursday 31 January, they called on Member States to resume their discussions on the directive on quotas for women on the boards of directors of listed companies. 

Six years of blocking

This proposal, which everyone thought was buried, was presented more than six years ago with the aim of breaking the glass ceiling that hinders women's access to...

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