Brussels, 08/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - Tuesday's Social Affairs Council tackled a series of questions concerning women's equality and rights. Thus, it:
(1) approved a general approach for a directive on gender equality and equal treatment between men and women in employment, pending the opinion of the European Parliament. According to the Council's conclusions, it is a question of obtaining greater legal security and clarity, and taking certain rulings of the Court of Justice into account...