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 on Wednesday 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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European Union governments may impose tougher conditions on entry talks with Turkey in response to demands by France, Austria and Cyprus, a draft EU compromise shows.
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Incoming European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday urged the EU to &quot;get back to work&quot;, ahead of a vote expected to end an unprecedented limbo and let him take office three weeks late.
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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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Airbus  is considering extending its workweek to 40 hours from 35 hours without compensation as part of the European planemaker's restructuring plans, German magazine Focus reported.
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A day after Holocaust commemorations across Europe, EU ministers said Friday they want to improve cooperation in the fight against extremism and anti-Semitism, including a ban on Nazi symbols.
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Automaker Adam Opel AG is proposing increasing the work week for its German employees to 40 hours from 35 hours to save money, according to a report Friday.
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The European Union has launched a new drive to reduce its regulatory burden on companies, in a bid to tackle one of the most frequent complaints made by business.
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Airbus  is considering  extending its workweek to 40 hours from 35 hours without  compensation as part of the European planemaker's restructuring  plans, German magazine Focus reported.
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European leaders will seek to reassure sceptical voters at a summit starting on Thursday by toughening policy on enlargement of the European Union, without though slamming the door on a queue of aspiring nations.
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Britain's guidelines on working hours infringe European Union law which gives employees the right to minimum daily and weekly rest periods, Europe's highest court has ruled.
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German opposition and industry leaders are calling for a longer working week instead of the idea of scrapping public holidays to help boost the country's sluggish economy.
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EU plans to make it easier for European patients to seek healthcare within any member state
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The European Union wrestled with proposals to overhaul its ineffective budget rules but put off concrete action until January at the earliest in the face of big divisions.
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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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People with conditions such as back pain and arthritis need to stay in work as much as possible, a UK report says.
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As Europe&#39;s workers take a few weeks of  holiday this summer, their American colleagues will be lucky to  get a few days off work, says a report published by the  European Trade Union Institute.