Brussels, 13/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Internal Market/Consumer Council just failed, in Brussels yesterday, to reach agreement on the 1998 proposal for a directive (amended in 1999) on the distance sale of financial services for consumers. This text aims to complement existing legislation on contracts negotiated at a distance (telephone, fax, Internet sales of banking, insurance or credit services) to provide the Union with a clear regulatory framework, guarantor of a high level of...