But listening isn't the same as acting on what one hears and amending proposals accordingly.
Doctors union the British Medical Association BMAA) said the amended proposals also failed to address medics' concerns around the removal of safeguards, which they say prevent doctors from being overworked.
The Commission requested amended proposals be submitted by July 20, and implemented by the end of September.
Reviewers tended to favor the amended proposals, the panel said, giving them an advantage over fresh applications.
Today's plenary vote in the European parliament was on amended proposals that had been rejected by MEPs in a vote in July with parliamentarians arguing for a fuller debate and more balanced measures.
MEPs largely backed Voss' amended proposals today which had narrowed the scope of the rejected text, such as, in the case of Article 11, by allowing for links to contain individual words from the linked to publishers' content — an attempt to respond to critics' contention that the measure would outlaw hyperlinks (which can often contain the headline of an article).
"We feel the amended proposals recognise and address those concerns - ensuring controlled crossings remain in place for anyone requiring additional reassurance in using the reshaped junction - allowing a period of awareness-raising and education to take place with the wider community".
During the study period, and with permission from the Chairpersons of both Panels 1 and 2, initial and amended proposals are examined for type (clinical or non-clinical) and study population (minority or otherwise).
The most important decision is that by 2002 at the latest, the European Commission will submit amended proposals concerning at least three parts: asylum procedures, family reunification and the Dublin II Regulation.
An amended proposal for the BID, which requires residential owners to pay only $1 a year, awaits a City Council hearing.
