Brussels, 12/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - The EU permanent representatives agreed, on Wednesday 11 February, to add a compromise negotiated with the European Parliament (EP) on the “sanctions” directive, a declaration specifying that this text will not be an obstacle to adoption of a new subcontracting legislation. The declaration, which was added at the request of the rapporteur on the text, Claudio Fava (PES, Italy), is worded as follows: “The Parliament and the Council state that rules...