Brussels, 10/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 9 June, the European Finance Ministers reached a political agreement on a legislative proposal modifying directive 2006/112/EC on European value-added tax (VAT). The proposal aims to step up the fight against VAT fraud by tightening up the conditions of VAT exemption on imported goods which are then re-exported to another Member State (see EUROPE 9794). As of January 2011, all importers must provide the Member State of importation with their...