10/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - Commenting on the work by the Employment Council on 2 June in Luxembourg on the working time directive, Liz Lynne (ALDE, UK) welcomes in a press release the fact that attempts to do away with opt-out on a 48-hour working week were not successful, and a blocking minority headed by the United Kingdom was enough to prevent adoption of the amended Commission proposal on this sensitive issue (EUROPE 8960). “I am delighted that removing the voluntary opt-out appears...