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Council Of Europe Ratifies Cybercrime Treaty
News One nation ratifying the Convention on Cybercrime isn't obliged to adhere to the protocol, which is targeted at "those who wish to take the step," said the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
[March 22, 2004, 15:00]
Software Patents Make A Mockery Of European Ideals
Talkback Chris , you elected part of the council of ministers. This is a council of the ministers of our national governmens. THey follow their prime ministry guidelins and we elected him. I think you though about the commission which is not elected at all...
[March 10, 2005, 3:03]
Council Of Europe Approves Cybercrime Treaty
News The Council of Europe Ministers' Deputies has approved the first international convention on cybercrime, which will set a common criminal policy on the misuse of computer networks and electronic information for terrorist or illegal activity.
[September 21, 2001, 14:09]
Ministers And EC Lock Horns Over Telecom Laws
News At the Telecommunications Council meeting in Luxembourg this week, ministers including the UK's e-minister Patricia Hewitt discussed the regulatory framework for electronic communications. The EC and European ministers have fallen out over the...
[April 6, 2001, 15:03]
Europe Unites To Keep Online Video Unregulated
News The vote by European Council ministers on Monday concerned amendments to the Television Without Frontiers directive (TVWF). All of the pillars of the Commission proposal have been essentially confirmed by the ministers and by the European Parliament.
[November 15, 2006, 17:21]
Last-gasp Attempt To Block Patent Directive
News The directive, which many claim will allow the widespread software patenting in Europe, is scheduled to appear on the agenda of a meeting of competition ministers on Monday 7 March. Denmark's representative at the meeting of ministers is compelled...
[March 4, 2005, 17:35]
SMEs Feeling Excluded From EC Patent Consultation
Talkback The council of ministers also put the item on the agenda to often with Poland halting it and Denmark. In the end it got threw the council of ministers. Microosoft makes not secret of there software patents plans.
[March 9, 2006, 22:07]
Software Patent Fight Moves To Parliament
News British companies and citizens who oppose the controversial changes to European law on software patents that were approved by the European Council earlier this week have been urged to lobby UK government ministers with their concerns.
[May 21, 2004, 12:10]
Echelon: The French Fight Back
News If they are true, we will then be looking for a statement from the Council of Ministers which represents the national governments. A victory for Nataf will prompt the Council of Ministers to question whether US activity contravened European law.
[June 29, 2000, 11:13]
Europe Moves To Monitor All Internet Traffic
News A joint decision between the Council of ministers and the European Parliament is needed for ENFOPOL's proposal to be accepted by the Telecommunications Council in June and the Council can bloke parliamentary decisions.
[May 17, 2001, 7:48]
EU Parliament Rejects Data Retention Plans
News In spite of this rejection, though, Luxembourg minister Nicolas Schmit said on Tuesday the Council of Ministers will stand by the proposal, which has now been referred back to the parliamentary civil liberties committee.
[June 10, 2005, 10:00]
Slippery Patents Directive Is Doubleplusungood
Talkback Nothing would make our members, who all support the CII Directive, happier than if the EU's Council of Ministers threw out the Directive. We could then remain with the status quo, which as everyone knows is working extremely well.
[January 21, 2005, 12:06]
Software Patents Make A Mockery Of European Ideals
Talkback Where do I register to vote for who sits on the Council of Ministers? And the Council has the power to completely disregard the voice of the only body I can be represented in, namely the European Parliament.
[March 7, 2005, 19:40]
Software Patents Make A Mockery Of European Ideals
Talkback > Where do I register to vote for who sits on the Council of Ministers? The counsil of ministers consists of NATIONAL ministers. And if anyone has any sense Lord Sainsbury should not be represendting GB in the counsil of ministers any more - he is...
[March 7, 2005, 21:16]
Commission Refuses To Rewrite Patent Directive
Talkback Decisions in the EU are not made by the Commission but by the Council of Ministers. Our government is actively promoting the extension of patents into software. See the literature published by the Patent Office and the transcript of the meeting...
[March 1, 2005, 23:35]
Imperialism Demo
Downloads In order to achieve victory, you must develop your country's infrastructure, and by clever manipulation of economic, diplomatic, and military resources, maneuver your country to a position of dominance in the Council of Ministers, thereby unifying...
[June 17, 1997, 7:05]
Alcatel And NextiraOne Keep EU Ministers Talking During The Italian Presidency
White Papers Alcatel and NextiraOne were asked to implement voice networks to serve European Journalists and Government Ministers at sixteen different locations during the six months of the Italian Presidency. Telecom Italia, the official technology partner...
[February 14, 2006, 23:00]
Europe Succumbs To UK Pressure On Data Retention
News European Council ministers succumbed to pressure from the UK government on Thursday when they approved controversial changes to a data protection and privacy directive. Members of the Council and European Commission (EC) have been vehemently...
[December 7, 2001, 15:05]
European Parliament Cries Foul Over Patent Directive
News The European Parliament (EP) and the Danish parliament are investigating whether the EU Council broke procedural rules by adopting the draft directive on software patents in the face of opposition from ministers.
[March 9, 2005, 12:30]
Belgian Government Chooses OpenDocument
News This proposal, which is expected to be approved by Belgium's Council of Ministers on Friday, increases the pressure from governments worldwide on Microsoft to embrace open standards. From September 2008 onwards, all document exchanges within the...
[June 23, 2006, 11:40]
