On Friday 16 June, the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU kicked off the discussions between the European finance ministers in full knowledge of the fact that it would not be able to reach any agreement on the VAT proposals it was putting before them for a general approach.
In the final moments of the talks behind the scenes, according to our information, France is reported to have said that it would rather the negotiations on the pilot project requested by the Czech Republic on a...