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EU Parliament forgives Council for adopting patent directive
News The European Parliament (EP) agreed on Wednesday that the EU Council did not break procedural rules when it adopted the software patent directive earlier this month. The EU Council adopted the draft software patent directive on 7 March, despite the...
[March 31, 2005, 13:00]
News Burst: EU report finds junk mail costs £6bn
News The report forms part of an ongoing European Union (EU) investigation into ways to combat the scourge of spam. The EU is aiming to strike a balance between individuals' right to privacy and Internet advertising interests and believes that a...
[February 6, 2001, 10:17]
News Burst: EU accused of music copyright bias
News On Tuesday one member accused the EU of indirectly funding the music industry's controversial Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI). According to media management consultant David Philipson, EU money given to the International Federation of the...
[September 28, 1999, 12:50]
EU body slams biometric ID cards
Blog In a great article on an EU body's report on biometric ID Cards, "Biometric ID cards an insecure menace, says EU ID outfit", Reg veteran John Lettice concludes: Could we all be going to wake up in ten years time and conclude biometric ID was a...
[November 10, 2006, 16:41]
EU as one service
Talkback It should by now have been possible for the EU Telecoms Commissioner to have forced the telcos within Europe to form partnerships/amalgamations to enable cross Europe service at one price, whether crossing borders or not.
[December 1, 2008, 14:07]
News Burst: EU telecoms chief to be hauled into court
News The scandal is the latest in a series involving EU officials and is a serious blow to the EU's efforts to repair the tarnished image of its executive. Last week Bangemann was forced to take a leave of absence from his duties.
[July 12, 1999, 11:27]
EU votes through software patent changes
Talkback The EU is just asking for a flood of litigation if their patent examiners are even twice as good as America's. Absolutely the wrong decision and a choice that will set back innovation for years to come.
[May 18, 2004, 21:07]
EU states failing to drive IT
News The European Commission (EC) has heavily criticised European Union (EU) member states for failing to implement ICT initiatives quickly enough, and for falling behind global competition. While ICT continued to contribute to above-average...
[May 22, 2006, 16:55]
News Burst: EU accolade for Welsh high-tech plan
News The WDA's scheme, together with a regional project in the Netherlands, was listed as the most successful in the EU. Some 50 separate projects involving 1000 organisations, pioneered under the Welsh Development Agency's (WDA) regional technology...
[October 21, 1998, 16:07]
EU delays patent decision
News The EU directive that opponents fear will allow widespread software patenting within Europe will be passed without vote or debate on Tuesday, a day later than planned. A spokeswoman for the EU Council said the directive will be passed at an...
[December 20, 2004, 11:25]
EU holds up Sun buy-out over open source
Blog Comment The EU do right. The US authorities didn't spot the potential conflict and just let the deal go through. Talk about putting it mildly, c'mon there not that dense.
[September 7, 2009, 22:19]
EU to throw patents in with the bath water
News The controversial EU directive that opponents fear will allow software patenting within Europe will be passed without vote or debate on Monday. Scottish National Party MEP Ian Hudghton said he is unhappy that the EU Council is hastily pushing this...
[December 17, 2004, 16:15]
EU's high-speed research network goes global
News Géant, which the EU claims is "the world's largest multi-gigabit computer network dedicated to research and education", already links the national research and education networks of 34 European countries — the UK's network, Janet, being one of...
[March 3, 2008, 12:30]
EU domain plans foiled by London company
News The European Union voted last month to approve the creation of the first level domain .eu by a non-profit organisation which would then offer it to institutions, private users and corporations within the European Union.
[June 7, 2000, 10:34]
EU cap on text and data roaming clears hurdle
News The Commission wants to see consumers pay no more than 11 cents (10p), excluding VAT, per SMS when roaming in the EU outside their home country. Yesterday's vote in the European Parliament is very good news for consumers all over Europe," said the...
[March 11, 2009, 15:12]
US Report: EU privacy plan impact on US unclear
News E-commerce won't grind to a halt because of it, but the strict data privacy protection plan implemented by the European Union (EU) on Sunday is likely to cause some trepidation in US companies -- and the fallout could eventually be significant.
[October 27, 1998, 9:44]
US Report: EU panel OKs merger between MCI-WorldCom
News The panel of experts from the 15 EU countries also requested clarification about how Washington-based MCI would transfer its Internet retail customers to a new owner, the source said. The panel met to consider a draft decision by the European...
[June 22, 1998, 10:27]
EU agency backtracks on Skype crime claims
News Eurojust, an EU agency that co-ordinates judicial co-operation across member states, has significally altered a statement in which it said criminals were using Skype to avoid detection by the authorities.
[February 27, 2009, 14:13]
EU consumer law to defy industry opposition
News The legislation in question is the Rome II treaty -- now in draft form -- which if adopted would allow anybody buying online goods in the EU to have the protection of local consumer law, rather than having to rely on the law of the country where...
[May 18, 2001, 17:38]
EU sees potential in e-government
News Only a minority of users are experiencing service improvements through e-government, according to a "snapshot" survey issued by the EU. The research finds that online income tax returns are saving EU citizens "seven million hours a year", while...
[January 17, 2005, 14:25]
