The strong pressure exerted in recent days by the European Parliament (see EUROPE B12356A10) and civil society to move the lines within the EU Council on the proposal for country-by-country fiscal transparency ('reporting') has not been enough. On Friday 25 October, the status quo held firm in the EU Council's Company Law Working Group.
According to our information, the meeting did not indicate any major change in position, either on the part of the Member States or the EU Council's legal...