On March 10th, will there be a consensus on the Working time directive?

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16 January 2006 à 17h04

Updated on 17 March 2013 à 19h05

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Publication: 16 January 2006 à 17h04, Updated on 17 March 2013 à 19h05

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Austria, which is presiding the EU since January 1st, feels it is Vienna’s responsibility to end the negotiations on the draft Working Time Directive. Austria has indeed made a big move, by taking this issue out of the hands of experts, and hopes politicians will not be as fussy on the details. (Ref 0639)
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Updated on 17 March 2013 à 19h05

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The EU Council of Ministers for Employment and social affairs will meet on March 10th. Will a compromise arise between the 25 on the draft Working time Directive? This is what the new Austrian Presidency is trying to obtain, by all means possible. At the last Council, the British Presidency failed to achieve this by a hair’s breadth (please see our article on this issue). In order to solve the problem, the Austrian Presidency has taken a radical measure: to stop the sinking of this text by...

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