Dragutin Mate, Slovenia's interior minister, had warned lawmakers that failure to approve the directive would mean no agreement on immigration in the European Union for at least three years, which would jeopardize pending legislation on workers' rights.
The European Parliament yesterday approved the directive, which member countries have to implement by September 2012.
Once they've both agreed and approved the directive, it has to be put into law by every member state on a country-by-country basis, in a process the EU calls transposition.
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved the directive.
More recently, the European Council approved the Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, as an attempt to regulate cross-border healthcare in the EU's free mobility context by mandating that patients are treated equitably on the basis of their needs rather than on the basis of their member state affiliation [ 22].
I think that Mrs Peijs described at length the agreement reached in the conciliation procedure, and most of the Members who took part in the debate have made clear the benefits which consumers, individuals and undertakings will enjoy once this directive is approved.
This directive complements another one which we approved not long ago, the directive on the protection of personal data and privacy in general.
"Everyone wants this directive.
Ms. Fallin has also approved a directive from state regulators that Oklahoma insurance agents take courses in earthquake coverage.
After 20 years of talks, drafts, objections and waterings-down, on November 25th ministers from European Union countries finally approved a directive on cross-border mergers.
Mr. Banga "shook up the company by declaring that any request to headquarters not acted upon in two weeks would be automatically approved — a directive meant to speed decision-making," he wrote.
