Brussels, 04/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 4 April, EU member states' representatives to the EU on the Coreper committee endorsed two inter-institutional agreements on two directives, one on basic bank accounts and one on pre-contractual information (PRIPS), both of which will come into force in 2016.
New EU rules will make it possible for any adult inhabitant of Europe to open a basic bank account. Anyone legally residing in the EU will be able to open an account in any EU country...