Luxemburg, 09/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - In conclusions published on Wednesday 9 January, Advocate General Juliane Kokott gave her opinion on the compatibility of the contracts of work of 91 “non-permanent” Irish civil servants with the framework agreement on fixed-time working (directive 1999/70/EC). She felt that European law required parity of working conditions (including pensions arrangements) between these civil servants and their “permanent” colleagues. She did not, however,...