equality • Table.Briefings

May 26th, 2026

Pay transparency directive: Germany lags behind in implementation

Equal pay for men and women: New EU regulations are intended to help achieve this goal. However, their implementation has been delayed.

By Okan Bellikli

Feature | European Parliament

March 12th, 2026

German vote: Maternity leave rights for EU parliamentarians spark coalition dispute in Berlin

The European Parliament wants to allow members to transfer their voting rights while on maternity leave in the period before and after the birth of their child. This has now sparked a conflict between the CDU/CSU and SPD – Germany may have to abstain.

By Till Hoppe

EU-Kommissarinnen Roxana Mînzatu und Hadja Lahbib bei der Vorstellung der neuen Strategie.

News

March 6th, 2026

International Women's Day: Commission presents plan for gender equality

In its new gender equality strategy for the next five years, the Commission focuses on forms of violence on the internet. It also addresses the controversial issue of a Europe-wide definition of rape.

By Marion Bergermann