To keep this brief, the European Parliament has recently passed a directive that all employers within the EU must provide wage information before the interview stage, and all employees have a right to know how their wage compares to the average being payed by the company. As someone who struggled with purposefully vague wage information during interviews, this is an extremely positive development!
Local news source: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/europe/121142/cyrus_engerer_hails_new_pay_transparency_directive_as_a_major_victory_for_eu_workers#.Y-JF7nbMKUk