The European Parliament voted to open up the EU services market to competition yesterday in a controversial decision that overcame deep ideological divisions in Europe, writes Jamie Smyth in Strasbourg. MEPs voted by a majority of 179 in favour of a package of compromise amendments that should breathe new life into the services directive - a controversial piece of EU legislation designed to enable firms to offer services across all 25 member states. Following the vote, EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy said he would redraft the directive before the end of April and signalled he was now cautiously optimistic it would become law.
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