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RSS mepsThe death of EU ecommerce: MEPs slam e-tail regulation
News The Brussels Regulation, which was passed by the Council yesterday, brings into force the so-called country of destination principle, under which consumers can sue an e-tailer under the laws of the country in which they live. [01 Dec 2000]
MEPs vote to ban Web caching
News The European Parliament (EP) has voted in favour of imposing stringent copyright protection across the Internet. Pundits have called the policy unworkable. The move, which was acclaimed by artists' and musicians' unions as a success,... [10 Feb 1999]
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]
Lib Dems accused of patent hypocrisy
News In a crucial vote at the JURI committee on Monday, MEPs from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) voted against a number of amendments to this directive. There is no point in voting Lib Dem in... [24 Jun 2005]
Euro MPs make ISPs responsible for the Web
News MEPs angered the IT industry yesterday by voting to make Internet service providers (ISPs) liable for anything published on the Web. But amendments tabled by MEPs Roberto Barzanti and Willi Rothley, and... [07 May 1999]
MEP names and shames pro-spam colleagues
News Graham Watson MEP has published a 'hall of shame' listing MEPs who failed to support the proposed spam ban presented to the European Parliament last week. Late on Tuesday evening he posted the names of all the UK-based... [12 May 1999]
Passenger data row escalates to Court of Justice
News After having failed to convince the EC to back-pedal on the agreement allowing the US to harvest the personal data of travellers heading into the country, MEPs are making a last ditch attempt to stop the accord. [23 Apr 2004]
European Parliament may have lost its IT expertise
News The UK was stripped of its hi-tech MEPs in this month's European elections, according to one angry candidate - who was voted out. Tech-literate MEPs are needed for the legal affairs committee, which... [18 Jun 1999]
MEP forum points the way for EU Internet legislation
News Over 50 MEPs are today launching a forum to help the European Commission legislate effectively for the Internet Society. It is our job, as technology-sensitive MEPs, to communicate the benefits that... [21 Feb 2000]
Software patent vote delayed by protests
News Warnings that a controversial directive could devastate European software businesses have struck a chord with MEPs. The German and French socialist parties are using the delay as an opportunity to raise... [02 Sep 2003]
European parliament slams 'data fishing'
News MEPs decided the water wasn't yet muddy enough, and yesterday passed a resolution limiting the use of so-called 'data fishing' by law enforcement authorities. MEPs approved a report by Marco Cappato on... [12 Jul 2001]
Offshore data security fears dismissed by UK
News The Amicus group of Labour MEPs is calling for the European Commission to extend the data protection directive to cover customer data handled overseas because of fears that security is more lax. The MEPs... [06 Apr 2004]
Dot-eu sails into stormy waters
News As they return from summer recess, the European Commission looks set to clash with MEPs on two points: the creation of government controlled exclusion lists, and the extent to which the commercial world will become... [06 Sep 2001]
EU ministers seek common ground on ecommerce
News European Commissioner, Mario Monti, is due to present the draft ecommerce directive, as agreed by MEPs last month, to the Council of Ministers responsible for the Internal Market. The ecommerce directive will then go... [17 Jun 1999]
Euro MP fights back over spam allegations
News Now that Watson has published a 'name and shame' list of MEPs who voted against him, Oddy spoke out to Silicon.com: "I supported an amendment by Madame Thors, a Finnish liberal, suggesting that we had an opt-out clause... [14 May 1999]
