Services directive: Internal Market Committee backs Council text

The suspense is nearly over: the European Parliament's final vote on the services directive will take place as expected in November 2006. By approving the Council's second-reading text on the 23 October 2006, the EP's Internal Market Committee paved the way for adoption of the text by the full Parliament. Apart from a few details, the Council text reflects the one adopted by Parliament at first reading.

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