EU seeks to improve maximum workweek rules, leave hard-won UK opt-out intact
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The European Union head office this week proposed redefining how working hours are counted under the bloc's maximum 48-hour workweek law and stopping companies in Britain from abusing an "opt-out" to the law.
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Deficit hawks demanded the European Union's battered budget rules be strengthened Friday, while serial violators France and Germany insisted making them more flexible would not weaken the pact.
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Europe needs to create 'good jobs and fair conditions,' German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday as the EU's executive arm promised guidelines for more flexible labor laws to promote job growth.Comment
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Employers welcome a European court ruling allowing companies to reward workers for long service.
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THE EU CONSTITUTION: The landmark document, achieved after 28 months of negotiation, aims to provide simpler voting rules to end gridlock in the European Union.
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The European Commission proposes a partial relaxation of the eurozone's strict public spending rules.
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Plans to revamp the euro&#39;s battered rulebook won key backing yesterday, as the European Commission bowed to the inevitable and called for more flexible implementation of the single currency&#39;s widely flouted rules.
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The European Union (EU) said on Thursday that further US efforts to eliminate trade and investment barriers would strengthen the transatlantic economic relationship.
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The European Commission is to discuss changes to the Working Time Directive on Wednesday as it tries to limit the time spent at work.
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Britain is urging the European Union commission to clamp down on EU states that are bending the rules on the allocation of government contracts, arguing that domestic firms are losing out considerably.
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China&#39;s sweeping new labor law will  improve workplace conditions without deterring foreign  investment, the European Union Chamber of Commerce said on  Sunday.
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The European Union head office on Monday reassured African, Caribbean and Pacific sugar exporters it would set up a new support system to help compensate for the loss of preferential treatment under upcoming reforms in the EU sugar sector.
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The European Commission unveiled proposals to reform EU laws on working hours, making them more flexible but cutting abuse notably by Britain of rules capping the working week at 48 hours.
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European Union foreign ministers battled late Sunday to overcome major obstacles to sorely-needed reforms so EU leaders can draw up the outlines of a new treaty this week.
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A majority in Europe's biggest economies do not want limits on working hours, a Financial Times poll finds.
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The European Commission says it will do more to help EU member states handle large flows of migrants.
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European court rules government is breaking law by not forcing bosses to give staff enough rest between shifts.