12/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 12 July, the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) approved the agreement reached on 7 June with the EU Council on the directive on adequate minimum wages (see EUROPE B12966A12) by 34 votes to 8 with 2 abstentions. For co-rapporteurs Dennis Radtke (EPP, Germany) and Agnes Jongerius (S&D, Netherlands), this vote marks a “historic turning point” for workers, who will be able to rely on collective bargaining to...