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Standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 29 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 15 December 2022
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 7 November 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 10 November 2023
  4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 11 January 2024
  5. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 April 2024
  6. ✓ Published as law 29 May 2024
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs
Rapporteurs
Marc ANGEL S&DSirpa PIETIKÄINEN PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #197488 IDRosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT PPEMEP #237779 S&DMargarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN ECRMEP #197547 RenewMEP #234344 RenewMEP #193273 Verts/ALEKira Marie PETER-HANSEN Verts/ALEMEP #88715 The LeftMEP #197785 The Left
For opinion
JURI — Legal Affairs

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0196/2024 10 April 2024 ✦ Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a proposed directive setting standards for equality bodies that promote equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in employment and occupation.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0354/2023 10 November 2023 ✦ Parliament's amended version of a proposed directive sets minimum standards for equality bodies that promote equal treatment between women and men in employment and occupation. It requires member states to make equality bodies independent, well funded and able to assist people who have experienced discrimination.

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (LIBE),Opinion (LIBE)

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 29 May 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 14 May 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

  4. Plenary stage
  5. 10 April 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 10 April 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0196/2024📄 Report A9-0354/2023
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 479 Against 116 Abstained 25

    Final vote on the provisional agreement at 18:43 · 77% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  6. Negotiations with the Council
  7. 11 January 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

    📄 CJ21-AG-757960
  8. 23 November 2023 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

  9. Plenary stage
  10. 23 November 2023 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 23 November 2023 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0409/2022📄 Report A9-0354/2023
  11. 10 November 2023 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A9-0354/2023
  12. Committee stage
  13. 7 November 2023 Committee vote: report adopted

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  14. 9 October 2023 LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (LIBE)
  15. 20 July 2023 Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (LIBE)
  16. 6 July 2023 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 CJ21-PR-749992
  17. 15 December 2022 Referred to the EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs) gives an opinion.