Brussels, 25/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The January accounts of companies in the euro zone should "either be brought forward to the end of December, or postponed to mid-January", so as to prevent the changeover to the euro coinciding at a time when the retail trade is at its busiest, says the report drawn up by the Dutch Liberal Jules Maaten on preparing economic players for the changeover to the single currency, report that is to be discussed in plenary on 3 July.
Mr. Maaten, moreover,...