Brussels, 19/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Competitiveness Council id not obtain a compromise on the "public take-overs" directive due to strong divergences. Commissioner Frits Bolkestein proposed that a special Council be organised before the end of the Greek Presidency so that an agreement could be obtained before the end of the legislative period in May 2004. Divergences still focus on Article 9 of the directive, which stipulates that a management board of a company targeted in a hostile...