Brussels, 17/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - During his visit to Berlin on 14 February, László Kovács met Hans Eichel, the German minister of finance. They both agreed to make national tax regimes comply more with the Lisbon objectives in an effort to boost Union competitiveness. According to a press release, the Commission in charge of taxation and customs warmly welcomed “Germany's strong and competitive support” for a common tax on corporate profits. The Commission believes that this...