Women on boards : More “political reflection” needed in Council

The Latvian EU Presidency will present a progress report outlining the state of play of the discussions in the Council regarding the draft directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges, at the EPSCO Council meeting, on 18 June. Since the Commission presented the text in November 2012
, member states have been incapable of finding any middle ground despite the efforts of the successive Presidencies. The Latvians continued to work on introducing…