Brussels, 15/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - At the end of March, the European Parliament and the Council reached an informal political agreement on two legislative proposals aiming to update European legislation on electronic payment services: - a directive on the institutions' activity and supervision of electronic money (see EUROPE 9760); - a regulation on cross-border direct debits (see EUROPE 9762). This agreement will be confirmed next week by the plenary session of the EP, which will vote...