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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8484

18 June 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/services of general interest
UNICE opposes framework directive requested by unions and public undertakings

Brussels, 17/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The social partners are seriously divided on the need to create legal instruments to protect services of general interest. During a hearing on the Commission's Green Paper on these services (see EUROPE of 15 May, p.9 and of 22 May, p.10), organised by the European Parliament's economic and monetary committee, UNICE president Hellmut Königshaus launched a head-on attack against any legal shilly-shallying in this area. "UNICE in no way shares those...

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