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Council agrees on temp workers' rights and working hours | 19 comments (19 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus, Hungary and Greece demanded stricter safeguards.

Hah! I'm surprised positively.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Wed Jun 11th, 2008 at 07:18:38 AM EST

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Especially by Belgium and Greece. Other countries with nominally "left" governments such as Austria, Slovakia, Bulgaria or Lithuania are conspicuously absent, no to speak of the British Labour party leading the "liberal reformist" camp.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jun 11th, 2008 at 07:21:43 AM EST
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And France, presumptive leader of the minimum social standards-championing camp, is also absent this time...

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Wed Jun 11th, 2008 at 08:27:54 AM EST
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Presumably it's Sarkozy that made the agreement possible by qualified majority voting, then?

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jun 11th, 2008 at 08:30:06 AM EST
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Council agrees on temp workers' rights and working hours | 19 comments (19 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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