Brussels, 18/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 17 June, member states' ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) approved the political agreement in principle on revising the MiFID directive (2004/39/EC) which frames financial instruments markets (see EUROPE 10866). This agreement will be confirmed at Friday's Ecofin Council meeting and paves the way for the launch of negotiations with the European Parliament.
In a press release, Irish Finance Minister Michael Noolan stated: “We have worked...