ETUC values Commission’s efforts to respect main provisions of the European Parliament’s compromise on the Services Directive
The European Commission published today its amended version of the Services Directive. Mr Barroso, President of the Commission, had promised to respect the European Parliament’s compromise, adopted by a large majority last February. The European Council has also recently supported the compromise text. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) values the Commission’s efforts to respect the essential elements of that compromise.
The ETUC, the European Parliament and the European Council had, on numerous occasions, warned the Commission against backtracking and urged it to accept Parliament’s compromise - a basis for early adoption of a Services Directive which would also respect the social dimension of the Internal Market.
John Monks, General Secretary of the ETUC, commented: “We appreciate the fact that the Commission has respected its commitment, although we will need to check the various changes in more detail. At first sight, some amendments appear incomplete, confusing or even inaccurate. The ETUC will ask the Council to examine these points closely.”
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