Finland, which has just begun its presidency at the head of the Council of the EU on Monday 1 July, intends to promote its concept of a “welfare economy”. In this context, it will seek to move forward on certain thorny legislative issues, in particular the Equal Treatment Directive, which has been blocked for almost 11 years in the Council of the EU.
The Finnish Presidency intends to hold a political debate on the Directive at the Employment and Social Policy Council (EPSCO) in...