Brussels, 02/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the JHA Council finally managed to reach qualified majority in favour of a compromise text on the Commission's proposal for a directive on data retention. After the attacks in London on 7 July this year, the British EU Council presidency had made this legislative proposal a priority. Although the compromise is very different from the positions taken on 24 November by the European Parliament's Committee on Citizens' Freedoms (EUROPE 9076),...