Brussels, 11/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 10 December, European ministers responsible for competitiveness managed to reach a political agreement of principle on revision of the “markets” directives (2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC) and the legislative proposal to introduce a European framework on concession contracts. The agreement is based on three compromise texts submitted by the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU (see EUROPE 10747 and10748). The political agreement paves...