Brussels, 14/09/2005 (Agence Europe) -Reacting to the vote of the European Parliament on the highly controversial proposed directive on the exposure of workers to optic rays (see, amongst others, EUROPE 9024 and 9022), the European Commissioner for Social Affairs, Vladimir Spidla, has decided to go along with the opinion of the MEPs, and has announced his intention to withdraw sun rays from the scope of the proposed directive. In this way, the directive will cover the health and safety of...