Brussels, 13/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Ecofin Council, which met on Thursday under the presidency of Didier Reynders, managed to reach "general guidelines" on three texts that are part of the priorities of the "action plan on financial services".
International Accounting Standards: The Council reached general guidelines on the regulation that will make the use of international accounting standards (IAS) compulsory from 2005 for the consolidated accounts of companies quoted on European...