Brussels, 25/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Ecofin Council reached agreement on Tuesday on the "transparency" directive, which harmonises the content and timescale for publication of the financial information to be provided by companies quoted on the stock exchange. Pending the opinion of the European Parliament, it has adopted a "general approach" resolving the main points on which there is disagreement. In particular, Ministers reached a compromise on the publication of quarterly reports,...