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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8416

8 March 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/employment council/social
Presidency calls for balanced compromise on three aspects of proposed directive on temporary employment- Germany's key role to break deadlock

Brussels, 07/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - Thursday's debate in the Social Council showed that "Europe is a society of values which defends rules for workers and offers companies the opportunity to adapt to changes without damaging their competitivity. The EU is increasingly applying a social cohesion strategy", Council President Dimitrios Reppas told the Press. "In a difficult economic climate and with the threat of war looming, employment is the priority of the governments of the EU", added...

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