Services Directive is a missed opportunity, says Martin

AS EU ministers inched towards agreeing the Services Directive in Brussels, Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin said the draft law was a missed opportunity.

Nicknamed the Frankenstein Directive by critics who said it would cost jobs and lower standards throughout the EU, a watered down version is close to being agreed.

Mr Martin said the original directive had the potential to create many more jobs in Ireland than the compromise version.