Brussels, 03/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - In plenary session in Brussels on Tuesday 2 September, MEPs discussed the social package adopted by the European Commission in early July (see EUROPE 9695). The debate, described as “lively” by both Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla and French Labour and Solidarity Minister Xavier Bertrand, showed up the differences between the positions of the Left and the Right. Most speakers in the debate applauded Commissioner Spidla's...