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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8491

26 June 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/women/discrimination
Women's lobby supports draft directive on discrimination, including in media and insurance

Brussels, 25/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Women's Lobby presided by Lydia la Rivière-Zijdel takes a stand in a press release against intense lobbying by vested interests, in particular the insurance and the media industry. This could "bury the planned new European Directive on equality of women and men before it even sees the light of day", they say. The Financial Times had anticipated the draft, while noting that it had already been considerably toned down compared to the initial...

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