Brussels, 05/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - European ministers failed on Tuesday 5 May to reach unanimous agreement on the reviews of rules on the excise duties on tobacco products (see EUROPE 9893). “All the member states and the Commission made notable progress towards an agreement” on the draft directive, “but we just fell short,” said Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek after the Ecofin Council. Poland considers the transition period suggested by the Czech Presidency with a view...