Brussels, 19/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - The social amendments made by the European Parliament to the proposed liberalisation of ground handling services was what prompted the European Commission to withdraw it (EUROPE 11220). This is good news for the unions, but they regret a missed opportunity to reinforce social rights.
The draft regulation aimed to introduce a third services operator in airports in which there is effectively a duopoly (the major German airports in particular). The...