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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the honourable Member for his interest in the progress on the revision of the Working Time Directive and the Temporary Agency Workers Directive. Following the tremendous efforts of the Austrian Presidency preceding us, it is one of the main aims of the Finnish Presidency to reach agreement on the Working Time Directive. The directive quickly needs to find a jointly agreed solution in order to comply with the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in the SIMAP and Jager cases. The Presidency thus also intends to do all it can to ensure that the Council reaches a compromise settlement as soon as possible regarding the as yet unresolved ‘opt out’ issue.
The Temporary Agency Workers Directive is another complex and politically delicate issue. As you know, differences in labour market structures and practices have led to differing views between Member States, and the problem has been to find an appropriate balance, where temporary agency employees would be given adequate levels of protection while at the same time the market in companies that provide a temporary workforce would be allowed to develop and grow. Recently, the Member States have renewed their commitment to the Lisbon objectives, including increased levels of employment and the availability of better jobs, which are evident in their national reform programmes. The Council believes that these objectives can be achieved in such a way that the different practices and traditions that obtain in national labour markets are respected.
The matter was last discussed by the Council in June 2003. Since then, different Presidencies have had discussions at various levels to ascertain whether opinions had altered. Up till now there have been two distinct views on the matter, so it has not been worth putting this issue on the agenda of future meetings of the Council. The Finnish Presidency will examine the issue and is also expecting some input from the Commission, which said in its communication on the screening of pending legislative proposals that it would reserve the right to reconsider the proposal based on what emerges in other discussions on future proposals.
The Presidency understands very well that it is important for the European Parliament to make progress in this area. We will be aware of the general opinion on this when the vote on the first reading of the Services Directive is voted on. If the Commission delivers its vital input with regard to this matter during our Presidency, we will be ready to undertake some constructive work to find a solution that is acceptable to all the Member States."@en1
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