Brussels, 19/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - As anticipated, the European Commission launched the second wave of consultations with the European social partners on 19 May, as part of the re-examination of the 1993 working time directive (directive 93/104/EC). On 5 January, the Commission launched an initial consultation, which closed on 31 March, and sketched the outlines of the procedure to be followed for all Member States to respect the directive. The content of this directive was highly...