Brussels, 17/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Ecofin Council has formally adopted a political agreement on the legislative proposals amending directive 90/434/EEC on common tax regimes applicable to mergers, scissions, assets and share exchanges involving companies in different Member States. The draft directive extends the field of application to more companies, such as European companies, cooperatives, mutual societies and savings banks. It guarantees that the transfer of the HQ of a European...