06/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - As predicted (see EUROPE 9674), on Thursday 5 June 2008 the European Parliament agreed to the reintroduction of a 12-day exemption to the weekly rest period rules for bus and coach drivers, as suggested by employers and trade unions at the end of May this year (see EUROPE 9666). The exemption would only apply to occasional international trips such as coach tours. Meeting in plenary in Brussels, the MEPs decided to introduce safeguard measures if a member state's...