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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]
European 'internet freedom' law agreed
News Europe is set to get a major overhaul of its telecoms regulation, after the European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers reached a compromise on the rights of internet users across the continent.
[November 5, 2009, 12:11]
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]
EU lawmakers vote to introduce net neutrality
News The 'Telecoms Package' of laws was voted into force on Wednesday with a large majority, and must now be ratified by the Council of Telecoms Ministers. Now the ball is in the court of the Council of Telecoms Ministers to decide whether or not to...
[May 6, 2009, 17:10]
European telecoms reform clears final hurdle
News The package was previously approved by the Council of Telecoms Ministers on 20 November, after parliamentarians and ministers agreed a compromise on a hotly contested internet freedom amendment that had held up the whole package for months.
[November 24, 2009, 15:02]
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]
Ofcom pleads for Telecoms Package to pass
News However, despite prior agreement on the package's contents between the European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers, a last-minute amendment was added that enshrined internet access as a fundamental right.
[June 25, 2009, 11:38]
Net-neutrality clause likely to delay telecoms reform
News The Council of Telecoms Ministers will convene in mid-June to approve or reject the Telecoms Package. According to the European Parliament's statement, the Council of Telecoms Ministers had already agreed that "any access obligation to open this...
[May 7, 2009, 12:16]
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]
EU fights cybercrime with 'remote search' strategy
News The European Union Council of Ministers has agreed to adopt measures to fight online crime that will include 'cyber-patrols' and remote searches of suspect systems by police. The operational strategy is meant to build and reinforce links between...
[November 28, 2008, 16:08]
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]
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]
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]
