Brussels, 28/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - Last week, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the directive concerning minimum safety and health prescriptions relating to exposure of workers to the risks due to physical agents (noise). Welcoming this political agreement, which she hopes will be formally adopted by the end of the year, the Commissioner for Social Affairs, Anna Diamantopoulou considered that "this agreement improves protection for workers in...