On Tuesday 6 May, the co-legislators held a third meeting in Strasbourg to negotiate the Anti-Corruption Directive (see EUROPE B13609A9), few details of which had been released by the time of going to press. The atmosphere was deemed constructive during the two-hour meeting, and the Council of the EU reportedly expressed some openness to a compromise package submitted by the European Parliament on penalties, limitation periods and other sanctions. However, the two parties have not yet...