POSTED WORKERS : MEPS CHALLENGE COMMISSION OVER POSTED WORKERS DIRECTIVEE.

• Position: Members Of Parliament

While the European Commission sees no need "at this stage" to revise the posted workers directive, five MEPs from the Socialist, Nordic Left and Greens groups are sticking to their guns in an effort to obtain this revision. "Clearly, it's election time," commented a Commission source. The MEPs are playing hardball: in a written declaration circulated in the corridors of the European Parliament, they threaten to veto a new Commission if their demand is rejected. This would need to be signed by a majority of MEPs in order for it to be adopted during the Parliament's next plenary session...