Brussels, 20/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - US authorities are putting pressure on MEPs not to include a reciprocity provision in the draft EU Takeover Directive, as such a provision would suspend provisions of the legislation when the takeover bid is by a third country company which does not impose the same provisions. In a letter addressed to parliamentarians, the US government assures that such a provision would be "unnecessary, inconsistent with international agreements and harmful to US-EU...