Brussels, 11/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - At the plenary in Strasbourg, Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou welcomed the report by Spanish MEP Alejandro Cercas on the organisation of working hours (EUROPE 4 February p 17). The Commissioner highlighted the fact that the directive on working hours was "an important element in European social legislation". After pointing our that the objective of the Commission's communication on the subject was to protect workers from the negative effects on their...