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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9805

17 December 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/social
Non-participation clause and on-call periods at heart of debate on working time directive

Brussels, 16/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 15 December, in Strasbourg, the European Parliament discussed the working time directive, showing that opinions differ considerably between certain members of the Assembly and Council, especially on the non-participation or opt-out clause and periods on-call. The EP is to take a stance on Wednesday 17 December at second reading on review of the directive. An absolute majority of MEPs (393) will be necessary for plenary confirmation of the...

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