Brussels, 10/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 9 April 2013, the Irish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers reached agreement with representatives of the European Parliament (EP) on review of the EU accountancy directives (see EUROPE 10822). Once officially endorsed by the EP and Council of Ministers, the new rules will come into force two years afterwards, in mid-2015.
The new directives include transparency provisions similar to those in force in the United States, with EU...