Brussels, 30/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The proposal of directive aimed as far as possible at harmonising national legislation on the distance selling of financial services has made life difficult for the Internal Market/Consumers Council, which met in Brussels under the presidency of Britta Lejon, Swedish Minister for Consumer Policy. During the evening, the issue, which has been on the Council table since 1998, still did not seem ripe for a political agreement because of the persistent...