Framework Agreement on parental leave concluded by Businesseurope, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC: transposition period for Mayotte

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution by 542 votes to 53 with 21 abstentions, in the framework of a special legislative procedure (consultation of Parliament), a resolution on the draft Council directive amending Council Directive 2010/18/EU because of the change of status of Mayotte.

Parliament approved the proposal subject to the following amendments:

Legal base: Parliament called for the legal base for this proposal to be Article 155(2) of the TFEU with Article 349 as opposed to just Article 349.

Legal form of the instrument: Parliament called for the legal instrument for the adoption of the proposal to be a “Decision” and not a “Directive”.