The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU has announced in its work programme(see EUROPE 11933) that one of its priorities will be to combat fraud and counterfeiting of non‑cash means of payment. It has also indicated that it wants to tackle this issue at its first formal Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 8-9 March next and that it is hoping to obtain a general approach in this connection.
It should be recalled that the draft directive presented in September 2017 (see...