Brussels, 02/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 12 October, Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla appointed Finnish business leader Jorma Karppinen, specialised in industrial restructuring, to the post of director of the European Foundation for improving living and working conditions (Dublin, Ireland). The appointment was approved not only by European employers (UNICE) but also by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), both present at the Foundation's board meeting. Karppinen, a...