This WEEK in the European Union

This week's agenda will be dominated by a long-awaited parliament vote on the disputed services directive, as well as debates about the Mohammed cartoon row and Iran’s nuclear plans.

MEPs will debate on Tuesday and vote on Thursday on the services directive with the two biggest parliamentary groups having agreed last week on a compromise version of the law aimed at opening the bloc's market for services.

The compromise removes a controversial "country of origin" principle which w...