Luxembourg, 09/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - On the basis of a final compromise elaborated by the Luxembourg presidency, the Ecofin Council has set out a general orientation for a legislative proposal amending directive 78/660/ECC on annual accounts of some firms and 83/349/CEE on consolidated accounts. The European Parliament will give its opinion in first reading, very possibly in September. Jean-Claude Juncker stressed to the press that this directive was part of the European response to a...