Brussels, 12/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - On the initiative of Commissioners Viviane Reding (Justice) and Algirdas Semeta (Taxation and Anti-fraud), the European Commission presented a draft directive on 11 July creating a harmonised framework for prosecuting and punishing crimes involving the EU budget and making it easier to recover lost funds. To prevent criminals exploiting differences between national legal systems and to ensure the rules are applied uniformly across the EU, the new...