A proposal to introduce obligatory medical check-ups for drivers to get their driving licence renewed was put forward in a report by the rapporteur Karima Delli (France, Greens) and backed by socialists and liberals in a Parliament committee vote last December. The amendment aimed to extend to the whole bloc a requirement that is already compulsory in various forms in 14 member states. However, MEPs rejected the proposed measure in a plenary vote on Wednesday (28 February) opting to maintain the original commission text leaving decisions on whether licence holders seeking renewal should underg…