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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9132

16 February 2006
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Two good reasons for approving the revised “services” directive

Expressing my wishes that the European Parliament approved the compromise submitted to it for completing the Bolkestein directive (see this section yesterday), I was aware that the political forces who regard this text as one that goes against the rights of workers and social balance, will fight till the end for its total rejection. But this is very much a minority position. The most important revisions to the initial draft have allowed for the elimination or correction of aspects that would...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS