Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper I) will be asked to reach an agreement in principle (‘general approach’) on the proposal for a directive on equal treatment at their meeting on Friday 14 June. This stage would precede the discussion at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) on Thursday 20 June.
However, according to several sources close to the dossier, this objective is once again in jeopardy due to opposition from...