From the beginning of January 2005 publicly traded companies in the European Union have to comply with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for their consolidated accounts, as required by 1606/2002 European Commission Regulation. It had been suggested that the new accounting...

Accounting regulation is a highly topical issue for listed companies in Europe. From 1 January 2005 all companies listed in the EU member states are required to produce financial reports compliant with international accounting standards. Financial reports will be comparable with each other only...

After the accounting scandals that have taken place mainly in the United States during the last years, some Spanish leading authorities have defended the idea that these kind of accounting problems cannot happen in Spain. They argue that accounting regulation in Europe, and specifically in...