Brussels, 15/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - As recommended by Commissioner David Byrne and its rapporteur, Austrian Social Democrat Maria Berger, the European Parliament finally made only two minor changes to the Council's common position on the directive on distance marketing of financial services. These two amendments, presented by the PES and EPP-ED Groups, concern notary intervention and the importance of consumer agreement for implementation of the contract. They were endorsed by the...