*As the regular postponement of the publication of a draft bill to transpose the EU pay transparency directive by its government suggested, Germany has missed the 7 June 2026 deadline. The European Commission will now request explanations from the German government before deciding whether to launch an infringement procedure. In an interview with Politico, conservative Family Minister Karin Prien justified this delay by pointing to the country’s economic situation. She wishes to limit the “admin
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