On the eve of a key vote at first reading, the debate in the plenary session of the European Parliament on the revision of the rules for the coordination of social security systems highlighted, on Wednesday 17 April, the strong divisions that still separate MEPs, revealing political and geographical rifts.
The debate was initially tense, as the text was put on the plenary agenda at the last minute by a majority of only three votes and against the opinion of the group presidents of the EPP,...