Brussels, 14/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a letter to Commissioner Vladimir Spidla, European employers (BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME and CEEP) express their regret at the refusal of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) to negotiate on European works councils for reasons of “time and constraints” (see EUROPE 9641). This decision was all the more unexpected as the ETUC had always backed such negotiations and had several times called on employers, who initially felt that it was of little...