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European Parliament Adopts Telecom Laws After Bitter Debate

PC World (Free subscription) | yesterday

After two years of often bitter debate, the European Parliament approved a raft of new telecom laws Tuesday.

European Parliament adopts telecom laws after bitter debate

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | yesterday

After two years of often bitter debate, the European Parliament approved a raft of new telecom laws Tuesday. Majority support for the package was achieved after the Parliament reached a compromise with national governments earlier this month on the controversial issue of illegal file sharing over the Internet. The laws are designed to give European citizens cheaper telecom services, more privacy and...

European Commission welcomes European Parliament approval of sweeping reforms to strengthen competition and consumer rights on Europe’s telecoms markets

Information Policy (Free subscription) | yesterday

24 November 2009 — With a broad majority across political parties, the European Parliament has today, at its plenary session in Strasbourg, formally approved the EU’s telecoms reform package, proposed by the Commission in November 2007. 500 million EU citizens...

If we deprive ourselves of the Crucifix we erase our identity and a symbol of our culture. UDC-SVP Delegation to the European Parliament

EPP ED (Free subscription) | yesterday

"The widely-reported decision of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the presence of crucifixes in classrooms, suggests that we should all, whatever our political affiliation, offer a personal testimony by displaying, in our offices in the European Parliament, the image that marks in many ways the nations of Europe".

Cameron on Cameron: why did he leave the EPP again?

Labourlist (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Seeing as last night was my only night off this week, I decided to sort out my folders and documents, and catch up on a bit of reading with the football for background music. And seeing as a night off doesn't really exist, after flicking through the FT, I got to the last couple of chapters of my neglected copy of Dylans Jones' Cameron on Cameron . As I flicked to the...

The European Parliament Debate

Bulgarian Elections (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009

At the 10th Anniversary Awards ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels, the VIP guests discussed Debating Europe Nationally. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

European MPs votes on new telecoms law

Textually (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The European Parliament has approved a major overhaul of telecoms law across Europe. The BBC reports. The package includes a provision for "internet freedom" - the first time it has been referred to in law as fundamental right says the EU. Member states have until May 24 2011 to include the legislation in their own rules. It comes amid controversial laws being introduced in France and the...

• Europe votes on new telecoms law - T Jantunen.com

Letters: Digital copyright law will backfire

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Laws primarily work by consent, common sense and persuasion. Peter Mandelson's attempts to shock and scare internet users into obeying copyright laws will backfire, and meanwhile undermine rights we all hold dear – including the right to be presumed innocent ( Editorial , 23 November). My European parliamentary colleagues recently stood up for these rights in the new telecoms package. We firmly...

Swedes start buying music; are anti-P2P laws working?

Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Is Sweden, the only country to have sent a member of the Pirate Party to the European Parliament, finally giving up its swashbuckling ways? When Sweden's IPRED anti-piracy law went into effect earlier this year, Internet traffic across the country plummeted overnight—a sign that P2P users, fearing exposure at last, were abandoning their existing copyright infringement tools. The Pirate Bay defendants...

Nick Griffin’s Spanish sojourn

Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday

The BNP’s forays into Europe have not been universally successful. Despite recently taking two seats in the European Parliament, their jaunts across to the continent have tended more towards farce than success. In the past we have been treated to Richard Barnbrook’s quasi-fictional account of his German adventure, and the Eurofascists who refused to work [...]

Ramsgate station is booming, so why cut back on staff?

From One End of Kent (Free subscription) | yesterday

I recently had a fabulous journey. I was working in the European Parliament in Brussels at 4.30pm and courtesy of Eurostar and Southeastern trains I was 20minutes early at Thanet Council offices for a 7pm meeting. Even with the advantage of an hour coming back that's fantastic. The last part of my journey was courtesy of Les a taxi driver who may well be the man featured in the Independent . Tracey...

Airport liquid ban to remain until 2013

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

EU could waive 100ml hand luggage restriction where airports upgrade security equipment to detect liquid bombs Millions of air passengers face three more years of having hand cream, shampoo and drinks confiscated at airport security gates under European commission proposals to combat the threat of liquid bombs. The ban on carrying liquids, aerosols and gels above 100ml in hand luggage will remain...

EC President Barroso Compliments Bulgarian Socialist Government

Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday

The former Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev and his government had always been honest, loyal partners of European institutions, according to the Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Barroso replied on Tuesday to an inquiry by Martin Schulz, leader of the Group of Socialists and Democrats (GSD) in the European Parliament, who had asked what impressions Barroso had of working relations...

EU parliament backs greater rights for telecoms, Internet users

France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday

The European parliament approved Tuesday a major overhaul of EU telecoms law aimed at boosting the rights of European mobile phone and Internet users and protection against access restrictions. The move, after months of bargaining, was eventually approved by a broad majority. It unblocks a package of reforms due to be implemented in the next 18 months to "enhance consumer rights, safeguard Internet...

Helmer challenges Miliband (Ed that is)

Tory Radio (Free subscription) | yesterday

East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer hosted a very interesting Climate Change Conference in Brussels last week. He recorded a podcast about the event which you can listen to by clicking this link. Today it seems as though Ed Miliband, Minister for Energy and Climate Change has described the Conference as a “Conference of Climate Change deniers”. [...]