Brussels, 15/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 12 May, the Council of the EU held its first in-depth discussion at permanent representative level (Coreper) on the "services" directive. The four-hour discussion focused on the scope of application of the legislative proposal (articles 1 to 3) and provisions governing the cross-border provision of services (articles 16 and 17), in line with the mandate conferred by the economy ministers to the Council during their informal meeting at Graz...