Thursday, December 15, 2005
Tweet[IWS] ETUI: EC SERVICES DIRECTIVE: CRITICISMS, MYTHS, & PROSPECTS [15 December 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) - for Research, Education, Health and Safety (REHS)
European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
No. 8 2005
The European Commissions Services Directive: criticisms, myths and prospects [15 December 2005]
Wolfgang Kowalsky
http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/eeepb/8_2005
or
http://www.etui-rehs.org/content/download/1508/9524/file/EEEPB_8-2005.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Abstract [by Andrew Watt]
This policy brief reviews the controversial political debate that has surrounded the Services Directive. It describes the provisions of the Directive and the positions taken by actors such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the trade unions. It brings the reader up to the most recent vote in the European Parliament and thus sets the stage for the debates expected next year.
[excerpt]
On 13 January 2004 the European Commis-sion published a Framework Directive for Services on the Internal Market hereafter referred to as the Services Directive or SD that quickly became known as the Bolke-stein Directive called after Frits Bolkestein, the Internal Market Commissioner at the time2. The proposal proved controversial reaping praise from its proponents as a breakthrough for the Internal Market and sharply criticised by opponents as being a neo-liberal abandonment of the Community approach that would merely encourage social and ecological dumping.
For additional European Economic and Employment Policy Briefs, see-
http://www.etui-rehs.org/employment_and_economic_policies/books/european_economic_and_employment_policy_brief
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) - for Research, Education, Health and Safety (REHS)
European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
No. 8 2005
The European Commissions Services Directive: criticisms, myths and prospects [15 December 2005]
Wolfgang Kowalsky
http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/eeepb/8_2005
or
http://www.etui-rehs.org/content/download/1508/9524/file/EEEPB_8-2005.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Abstract [by Andrew Watt]
This policy brief reviews the controversial political debate that has surrounded the Services Directive. It describes the provisions of the Directive and the positions taken by actors such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the trade unions. It brings the reader up to the most recent vote in the European Parliament and thus sets the stage for the debates expected next year.
[excerpt]
On 13 January 2004 the European Commis-sion published a Framework Directive for Services on the Internal Market hereafter referred to as the Services Directive or SD that quickly became known as the Bolke-stein Directive called after Frits Bolkestein, the Internal Market Commissioner at the time2. The proposal proved controversial reaping praise from its proponents as a breakthrough for the Internal Market and sharply criticised by opponents as being a neo-liberal abandonment of the Community approach that would merely encourage social and ecological dumping.
For additional European Economic and Employment Policy Briefs, see-
http://www.etui-rehs.org/employment_and_economic_policies/books/european_economic_and_employment_policy_brief
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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