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Commission to cut maternity leave from 2015 work programme
The European Commission has presented its severely pared back work programme for 2015. Frans Timmermans has threatened to withdraw the maternity leave directive if an agreement is not reached within six months. EURACTIV France reports.
Circular Economy Package to be ditched and re-tabled
The European Commission will ditch the Circular Economy Package, replace it with “more ambitious” legislation in 2015, and change pending air-pollution rules, First Vice-President Frans Timmermans told MEPs on Tuesday (16 December).![Jacques Delors [Parti socialiste/Flickr]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/06/jacques_delors_notre_europe_credit_parti_socialiste.jpeg)
EU election aftermath: ask for the programme
The policy priorities for Europe matter just as much as who takes the EU executive's lead. Now is the time to dig in and agree on a direction for the troika, 'Greater Europe' and clarity in policy making, write Jacques Delors and António Vitorino.