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Roaming prices slashed in Euro vote
News Euro MPs have taken a machete to roaming charges after a compromise on rates was hammered out between MEPs and the European presidency earlier this month. The MEPs have also confirmed the retail rate -... [23 May 2007]
Europe makes the call on roaming caps
News Yesterday saw MEPs agree controversial roaming caps that could be introduced across the European Union from this summer. The European parliament has finally agreed the maximum pricing mobile operators... [16 May 2007]
'Roaming cuts could ruin your skiing holiday'
News Legislation that could see operators forced to take a hatchet to their roaming tariffs is currently making its way through the European parliament and has received broad approval from MEPs. According to... [24 Apr 2007]
No roaming data price cuts - Brussels
News In a key vote in the European parliament, MEPs on the Industry Committee have agreed to exclude data from the proposed roaming caps which will limit how much operators can charge each other - and their... [13 Apr 2007]
Euro MPs reject UK digital snooping plan
News The parliament said of the ruling: "MEPs want the rules to be proportional to any threat and for the parliament to have an equal say with national government in this area. The European... [29 Sep 2005]
Europe spurns patent directive by huge majority
News A spokesman for the European parliament said 648 MEPs out of a total of 729 voted to reject the directive, which critics feared would widen the extent to which software could be patented. The European... [06 Jul 2005]
Lib Dems accused of patent hypocrisy
News FFII UK will be writing to UK Conservative and Liberal MEPs to ask why the letters they send to constituents say they are against software patents yet they vote for them in committees and parliament,"... [24 Jun 2005]
Software patent loopholes have grown, say campaigners
News Green MEPs Eva Lichtenberger and Monica Frassoni issued a statement saying that although all parties involved in the directive claim to be opposed to software patents, the legal uncertainty created by the directive will... [22 Jun 2005]
Software patent directive officially approved
News The hurdle is very high as we need an absolute majority of every member of parliament, which means 367 MEPs for every amendment to the directive," said Mueller. The directive will now be passed to... [07 Mar 2005]
Personal air traveller data - it's not yours any more
News The Parliament has stated its anti-agreement position to the EC and the European Council repeatedly - on 21 April, the MEPs decided to reject the deal outright and call on the European Court of Justice... [19 May 2004]
Offshore data security fears dismissed by UK
News The MEPs have tabled the motion to the Employment and Social Affairs committee of the EC, which will decide whether an extension to European data protection laws needs to be debated in the Parliament. [06 Apr 2004]
Europe tells US: 'Hands off our flyers' data'
News A vote in the Parliament found that the vast majority of MEPs voted in favour of a report criticising the data sharing - 439 for, 39 against. The controversial electronic sharing of airline passenger... [22 Mar 2004]
Politicians finally set to vote on 'Europe's DMCA'
News A lot of MEPs said they wanted to send a message to the youth of Europe," he said. The European Parliament will on Tuesday undertake its final, long-delayed vote on the controversial new directive on... [08 Mar 2004]
Gates' knighthood draws criticism for Blair
News However, not all MEPs are opposed to the UK's disregard of EU legislation. Among those speaking out against the decision is a member of the European Parliament who expressed disgust at the timing of the... [28 Jan 2004]
EU software patent vote delayed again
News The Commission is the EU's executive arm, while the European Parliament is comprised of MEPs from member states. They were persuasive enough to convince MEPs to introduce a number of... [01 Dec 2003]
