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UK signs ACTA as activists urge resistance

...member states and the EU itself will count for nothing unless the European Parliament gives its approval to ACTA in June, and digital activists have... Read more

26 January, 2012 by David Meyer

MEPs urge Europe-wide copyright crackdown

...Members of the European Parliament have approved the Gallo report, a document that calls for a... Read more

22 September, 2010 by David Meyer

ACTA to see Euro vote in June as delay averted

...The European Parliament rejection or approval of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is now... Read more

28 March, 2012 by David Meyer

Net neutrality heads for European Parliament vote

...open internet in Europe got a boost on Thursday when a key European Parliament committee voted to protect them. The industry committee unanimously adopted a... Read more

21 October, 2011 by David Meyer

EU nations give nod to tougher cybercrime jail terms

...Council of the European Union on Friday, which now goes to the European Parliament for approval. It aims to update existing EU rules on cybercrime... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

EU starts building cyber-response team

...In March and April, information systems at the European Commission and the European Parliament came under attack. To help prevent further attempts, the Commission blocked... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

EU ministers set revamped WEEE targets

...disposal law, setting a lower recycling target than that desired by the European Parliament. Member states have agreed to tougher recycling targets of electrical and... Read more

16 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

MEPs give green light to common patent system

...The European Parliament has given its consent to an EU-wide patent system to... Read more

17 February, 2011 by Ben Woods

Wikileaks Twitter dispute reaches European Parliament

...It has 85 members, making it the third largest group in the European Parliament, and claims to hold the balance of power between the left... Read more

12 January, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Europe to tighten rules on toxic substances

...introducing a chemical ban backed by major technology vendors. On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved a proposal to amend the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Ben Woods

EU legislators to look into chemical ban

...A European Parliament committee has voted to look into a future ban on the... Read more

4 June, 2010 by Matthew Broersma

MEPs back cheaper European data-roaming rates

...by EU regulators, after recommending proposals that could go to a general European Parliament vote within months. The Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) approved... Read more

28 February, 2012 by Jack Clark

Telefonica balks at new EU roaming proposals

...argued in response to strict new proposals by a member of the European Parliament. Telefonica has argued that strict new proposals on data-roaming charges... Read more

22 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Space observation and navigation promised EU cash

...economic recovery and address major challenges faced by European citizens nowadays." The European Parliament resolved to create the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020 on... Read more

1 December, 2011 by Jack Clark

Europe lays down airport rules for full-body scans

...rules, which will become a framework for legislation, after debate in the European Parliament. "The European Parliament doesn't mind body parts, but facial images... Read more

16 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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