The negotiators of the two biggest groups in the European Parliament on Wednesday (8 February) forged a breakthrough compromise on the controversial services directive.
"It is a reasonable solution," said the German socialist rapporteur on the bill, Evelyne Gebhardt, following a series of tough negotiations between centre-right and socialist groups.
She said the compromise represented a "third way" between efforts to open up the services sector on one hand and to protect Europe'...
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