Improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights in order to enhance worker mobility

Pending the first reading opinion of the European Parliament, the Council endeavoured to reach agreement on a general approach on a draft Directive concerning supplementary pension rights. However, given the impossibility of reaching a compromise that would satisfy all the delegations, the President had to conclude, with regret, that, at this stage, the Council was not yet in a position to agree on a text, as the required unanimity was not achieved.

As soon as the European Parliament has adopted its opinion at first reading, the possibility of resuming work on the basis of an amended proposal from the Commission will be explored.