Brussels, 13/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Dutch Presidency intends to take stock of negotiations on the "Services" directive at a dinner on 23 September, on the eve of the Competitiveness Council. This discussion will prepare for the formal debate of the next Council on 25 and 26 November.
The directive, which was presented in January 2004, proposes to extend the principle of mutual recognition of authorisations issued in a Member State to all services. Simple in theory, this blanket...