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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9178

25 April 2006
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/informal competitiveness council
Council support for architecture of new “services” directive although some differences remain - Austrian Presidency gives go-ahead for seeking rapid agreement

Graz, 24/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - During its informal meeting in Graz on 21 and 22 April, the Competitiveness Council came closer to a political agreement on the proposal for a directive on services within the internal market. Ministers welcomed the Commission's amended proposal adopted early April, which is largely based on the compromise voted in first reading by the European Parliament (see EUROPE 9167 and 9133). It is the opinion of Charlie McCreevy, European Internal Market...

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