25/10/2022 (Agence Europe) – Samira Rafaela (Renew Europe, Dutch) and Evelyn Regner (S&D, Austrian) presented, on Tuesday 25 October, the progress of the interinstitutional negotiations for the Pay Transparency Directive to the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights (FEMM) . While they welcomed the Czech Presidency’s willingness to move the discussions forward, they insisted on the need to include the notion of ‘intersectionality’ and ‘non-binary people’ in the directive, despite the EU Council’s reluctance (see EUROPE 13048/14). They also stress the importance of collecting disaggregated data on pay inequalities, but do not intend to propose any obligation in this respect at this stage. Finally, they defend the Parliament’s position on mandatory reporting of income data for companies with more than 50 employees and not 250 as argued by the EU Council. The next negotiations will be held on Thursday 27 October. (HS)