13/07/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 13 July, the European Commission took Belgium to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over this member state’s failure to comply with the 2006/123 services directive. It criticised Belgium for imposing excessive restrictions on chartered accountants by preventing them from carrying out services as estate agents and insurance brokers or even exercising financial activities. These provisions contravene article 25 of the said directive on...