Brussels, 24/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 24 July the Council of the EU formally adopted its common position on the “internal market services directive” following the political agreement of the Competitiveness Council at the end of May (EUROPE 9201). Belgium and Lithuania abstained. The common position is now being sent to the European Parliament for a second reading. The objective of the Finnish presidency and that of the EP rapporteur, Social Democrat Evelyne Gebhardt is to obtain...