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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12740

15 June 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 34
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Gender equality
Member States hesitant about ‘pay transparency’ directive and still opposed to ‘Women on Boards’ directive
Brussels, 14/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 14 June, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union met with the European Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs to review progress on the proposal for a directive establishing European standards on pay transparency, which was presented by the European Commission in March (see EUROPE B12671A1).

Although most Member States welcomed the proposal in principle, all maintained a reservation on the draft directive as it stood.

Several delegations consider this...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: leaders agree on Alliance’s 2030 Agenda
NATO: alliance addresses new challenges posed by Russia and China
AFGHANISTAN: Allies want to open a new chapter with country
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Summit with Joe Biden will lay foundations for enhanced cooperation with EU on health, climate, trade and security
DEVELOPMENT: EU must build tailored strategic partnerships with middle-income countries, says EU Council
DEVELOPMENT: EU Council adopts conclusions on UN-guided post-Covid-19 ‘human development’
CAUCASUS: EU welcomes goodwill gestures by Armenia and Azerbaijan
G7 SUMMIT
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: China slams G7 joint communiqué
DEVELOPMENT: G7 supports allocation of SDRs to finance post-Covid-19 development in poor countries, including $100 billion for Africa
HEALTH: G7 pledges to provide 10 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine to poorest countries and to defeat pandemic by 2022
TRADE/ECONOMY: G7 ready to boost production of anti-Covid-19 medical products under existing TRIPS Agreement
TAXATION: G7 leaders confirm their commitment to international tax reform
CLIMATE: G7 countries commit to end direct support for unabated coal power generation by end of 2021
ETHIOPIA: G7 supports international investigations to bring to justice those responsible for atrocities in Tigray
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: minimum wages, Member States want a flexible European framework in EU
SOCIAL: EU countries support development of common roadmap to set national targets at Porto Social Summit
SOCIAL: EU Council adopts European Child Guarantee
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: Member States hesitant about ‘pay transparency’ directive and still opposed to ‘Women on Boards’ directive
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: discussions resume in EU Council on Equal Treatment Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: European Parliament and national parliaments insist on support for third countries to manage migration flows
MIGRATION/HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council approves three financial instruments for migration, external borders and internal security
DIGITAL: DMA, Tiemo Wölken calls for a rolling text, capable of responding to future market developments
ENERGY: TEN-E revision, EU Council criticised for its position on blending hydrogen with natural gas
ENERGY/CLIMATE: MEPs tackle methane emissions
ENERGY: about one third of ‘Projects of Common Interest’ have not yet been approved or are still under consideration, according to ACER
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts Connecting Europe Facility 2.0
TRANSPORT: EU Council validates new rules for trans-European transport network
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EU electoral law, Domènec Ruiz Devesa presents his ideas for the creation of a common constituency
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Lucia Nicholsonová re-elected as Chair of European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: European Technical Support Instrument for Reform focuses on national recovery plans
GENDER EQUALITY: EU Council adopts conclusions on socio-economic consequences of Covid-19 on gender equality
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Dunja Mijatović calls for rejection of ban on discussions on sexual diversity and gender identity
NEWS BRIEFS
DEVELOPMENT: EU Council welcomes EU ODA increase in 2020, but stresses need to do more
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Ministers “welcome and endorse” new European strategy for rights of persons with disabilities