Soft law and voluntary measures : the deregulator's new clothes
2004
26
25-27
deregulation ; EU policy ; legislation ; maintenance of acquired rights ; occupational safety and health ; voluntary initiatives ; soft law ; trade union document
English
"The Netherlands is in the driving seat of the European Union for the second half of 2004. Governments usually try to use their Presidency to intermediate, intercede and broker compromises. Not so the Dutch Presidency, which has taken a stance firmly on the right of the political stage in Community occupational health debates. Its choice may well be prompted by domestic politics. The Balkenende II government's policy stall set out in spring 2004 was an all-out assault on labour. The results are a matter of record: autumn 2004 was marked by mass demonstrations and rashes of strikes not normally seen in the country. ..."
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