Brussels, 19/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The first debate at the Ecofin Council, at the beginning of the week, on a new VAT regime for electronic commerce showed that the proposal by the European Commission is far from gaining unanimity. Not that the Member States bring into question the objective of the directive, which aims to correct a real competitive handicap on the part of European companies compared to third country operators, but many challenge the solutions envisaged, for fear they...