10/04/24 (Agence Europe) – At their plenary session on Wednesday 10 April, MEPs approved by 479 votes to 116, with 25 abstentions, the provisional political agreement reached with the Council of the EU in December 2023 (see EUROPE B13312A17) on rules to strengthen the bodies responsible for protecting equal treatment in the Member States. The new rules, applicable two years after their adoption, set minimum standards to increase the capacity of national bodies to combat gender-based...