A majority of MEPs voted in favour of extending the minimum maternity leave from 14 to 20 weeks, thus going beyond the European Commission's proposal to extend it to 18 weeks, in a resolution drafted by Edite Estrela (S&D, PT) and adopted by 390 votes in favour, 192 against and 59 abstentions.
Dalībvalstis var ieviest jaunos noteikumus vai atstāt spēkā konkrētajā valstī jau esošos noteikumus, ja tie ir strādājošajiem labvēlīgāki.