The Finnish Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality, Thomas Blomqvist, spoke about the legislative work still underway in the EU Council in a 'committed' but 'realistic' way to the MEPs of the Committee on Women's Rights on Monday 23 September. Unlike the European Commission, he was particularly sceptical about quotas for women.
On this subject, he said: "Let's be honest: I'm afraid we can't do it". Two weeks earlier, however, the Director-General of the European Commission's...