Brussels, 28/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - A decisive conciliation meeting is taking place on Wednesday between the Council and European Parliament on the draft directive aimed at strengthening the fight against late payments in commercial transactions, an issue of particular importance for small and medium-term enterprises. One of the main goals of the amendments adopted on second reading was precisely to ensure better protection against abuses from which SMEs suffer (see EUROPE of 20/21...