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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9465

11 July 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Part time workers' overtime pay rates may discriminate against women

Luxembourg, 10/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - In conclusions lodged on Tuesday 10 July 2007, Advocate General Damaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer said that part-time workers' overtime pay rates may be discriminatory under Article 141 of the EC Treaty.

This is the case concerning Ursula Vos (C-300/06), a teacher in a school in Berlin. She was employed as a part-time teacher by the region of Berlin City from 15 July 1999 - 29 May 2000. When seeking payment for overtime (over and beyond her contract of 23...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU economic policies: Opposing views in France and Great Britain
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/REFORM OF EU: Commission supports convening IGC but stresses compliance with mandate
(EU) EP/REFORM OF EU: Constitutional affairs committee gives go-ahead to IGC - Plenary vote on Wednesday
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS: Ban Ki-Moon urges EU to remain united over Kosovo and to continue to exert leadership
(EU) EP/CALENDAR: Parliament publishes 2008 timetable on Wednesday
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) EP/VICE-PRESIDENT:
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: France's budget under surveillance
(EU) EU/EMU: Cyprus and Malta to join the euro on 1 January 2008
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Italy may not be able to balance books by 2010
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Dominique Strauss-Kahn is EU's candidate for head of IMF
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP/ECB:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Czech Republic has not done enough to correct its excessive deficit - Hungarian measures felt to be satisfactory
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Charlie McCreevy wants EU to 'create global benchmark' for supervision of insurance markets
(EU) EU/CANADA/TRADE: Jean Charest, Prime minister of Quebec, recommends removing transatlantic trade barriers
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New import quotas for certain fishery products
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New conditions for granting aid to fishing fleet
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Aid to promote agricultural products
(EU) EP/POSTAL SERVICES: Debate on postal services confirms committee compromise - McCreevy still believes liberalisation is possible in 2009
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament endorses Council common position on banning sales of measuring devices containing mercury
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP calls for ban on feeding fishmeal to ruminants to be lifted
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs express serious concerns over EU-US PNR agreement
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European parliament approves draft regulation implementing a new EU-US Energy Star agreement
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament takes clear position in favour of ownership unbundling between energy operators' activity
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2007:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS/UNITED STATES: EU asks US to clarify changes to its Visa Waiver Programme
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Franco Frattini wants to make Frontex permanent
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: EU asks Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco to join Frontex patrols
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth investigation into training aid to Vauxhall Motors
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens investigation into Danish Aid scheme for dredging and cable-laying companies
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation opened into potential state aid to Flughafen Schönefeld GmbH and air carriers operating from Berlin Schönefeld airport
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission launches investigation into possible state aid for Lübeck airport
(EU) EU/EESC/JULY PLENARY: Barroso, Vieira da Silva and Hübner to speak - Lisbon Strategy and social policy at centre of discussions
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General says Italy has to apply public tender procedures to purchase of helicopters used by the government
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Part time workers' overtime pay rates may discriminate against women
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Commission welcomes varied French list of sports events to be broadcast on free-to-air TV
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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