On Tuesday 6 March, the ambassadors of the member states to the EU (Coreper) will examine the compromise text of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU on the proposed directive to tackle fraud and counterfeiting in non-cash payment instruments (see EUROPE 11865). Coreper must decide whether or not to submit the text on Friday to the European justice ministers, with a view to a political agreement in principle ('general approach').
Readers may recall that the proposed directive...