Victory for Britain's free trade policy

The Italian newspaper La Repubblica sees the compromise on the EU working time directive primarily as a success for British policies: "The British - champions of the long working week, are delighted, while the Belgians and Spanish are declaring war. Meanwhile, the European Trade Union Confederation condemns the compromise as unacceptable. The doctors are manning the barricades, because under the new directive inactive hours when doctors are on call count as free time. The document lay idle for six years, now it is to reconcile European social policy with Britain's free trade policy. ... Whatever else may be said, this is a victory for British deregulation."

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