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Which EU countries are fighting the pay gap?/ New transparency rules divide the bloc

2026-06-25 07:51:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Which EU countries are fighting the pay gap?/ New transparency rules divide the

Only four EU countries have implemented the EU's Pay Transparency Directive, missing the June deadline that aimed to push for the implementation of equal pay rules across the bloc.

Starting in June 2026, employers across the EU must publish salary ranges in job advertisements, stop asking about candidates' salary history, and allow workers to request salary data from colleagues doing equivalent work.

This is the promise of the Pay Transparency Directive. However, most member states missed the June deadline to enact it into national law.

Only Italy, Slovakia, Malta and Lithuania fully transposed the rules on time. Belgium, Malta and Poland did so partially. The Netherlands has extended its deadline to January 2027, and Ireland also confirmed that it will not meet it. Estonia signaled that it may simply pay EU fines rather than implement the directive as written. Five countries, including Austria, Hungary and Luxembourg, have taken no action.

The stakes are high. Women in the EU earn 11.1 percent less per hour than men, a gap that has barely changed in a decade. The directive aims to close it by making pay visible and shifting the burden of proof to employers when discrimination is suspected.

"That veil not only hid the gaps, it reproduced them," says MEP Gabriele Bischoff.

For now, rights guaranteed on paper at the EU level remain unevenly enforceable on the ground./ CNA





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