About: French Senate
France should adopt abortion rights extension during EU presidency, says lawmaker
The French lawmaker behind a bill to extend abortion rights has urged Emmanuel Macron's government to adopt the measure during the French Presidency of the EU next year in an interview with EURACTIV.
Caution needed in transposing whistleblowing and trade secrets directives
The Commission presented on Monday (23 April) a draft directive on the protection of whistleblowers. However, this new draft counterbalances the directive on trade secrets adopted in 2016, which France is currently transposing. EURACTIV.fr reports.
French Senate tells TTIP negotiators to ‘abolish’ ISDS
The centre-right and the extreme left in the French Senate have joined forces to oppose the TTIP arbitration clause. France's upper house unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the removal of the controversial text. EURACTIV France reports.