The IMO will today meet with representatives from the European Commission in a bid to help them implement an EU Working Time Directive.
It comes following a stalemate in talks yesterday between the HSE and the IMO in a bid to avert strike action by non-concultant hospital doctors on September 25th.
The EU says it has given the HSE until the end of the year to comply with itss regulations.
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Jonathan Todd is spokesperson for employment and social affairs at the EC. He says the issue has dragged on long enough.