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Article | 21/06/2012 European Parliament trade committee recommends rejecting ACTA copyright treaty

Article | 20/06/2012 EU Parliament heats up ahead of crucial ACTA vote

The European Parliament's trade committee, INTA, will give its opinion on the controversial anti-piracy agreement, ACTA, on Thursday.

Article | 20/06/2012 EU wants broadcasters to give up yet more spectrum for broadband

Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner has told tv broadcasters to free up another 200MHz of spectrum for mobile operators in addition to the 1GHz alrea...

Article | 18/06/2012 Europe lacks IT skills for growth, Commission says

Poor IT skills could stall Europe's economic recovery according to figures released by the E.U. on Monday.

Article | 8/06/2012 Czechs consider reintroducing EU data retention rules

Digital civil liberties groups in Europe are concerned that a controversial E.U. data retention law, which was voted unconstitutional in several count...

Article | 8/06/2012 EU carriers: We're not asking the UN for Internet taxes

Contrary to media reports on Friday, Europe's main telecommunication operators association, ETNO, has said it is not asking the United Nations to impo...

Article | 8/06/2012 EU wants blocking agreement for child porn websites

The Council of the European Union agreed on Friday to create a Global Alliance against Child Sexual Abuse Online that envisages blocking websites “whe...

Article | 6/06/2012 How should hosting providers respond to illegal content asks EU

European authorities are asking the public for ideas on how to deal with illegal content on the Internet.

Article | 4/06/2012 EU to overhaul e-signatures law

The European Union is to overhaul its e-signatures and e-identity rules it was announced on Monday.

Article | 1/06/2012 EU regulators ask for feedback on state aid for broadband

Europe's lawmakers have asked for feedback on its proposed new rules on allocating state aid to fund broadband networks.

Article | 1/06/2012 Google files EU antitrust complaint over use of 'patent trolls' by Nokia and Microsoft

Google has asked European Union regulators to investigate alleged collusion between Nokia, Microsoft and so-called patent trolls.

Article | 31/05/2012 ACTA agreement gets thumbs down in EU Parliament

There are three more nails in ACTA's coffin as three European Parliament committees on Thursday voted to reject the international anti-piracy agreemen...

Article | 31/05/2012 Germany taken to court for failing to implement data retention

European authorities have taken Germany to court for failing to implement the E.U. Data Retention Directive.

Article | 31/05/2012 Five EU countries taken to court for failing to implement cookie law

Europe's top regulatory authority is taking five E.U. countries to court for failing to implement so-called cookie laws.

Article | 30/05/2012 EU telcos call for less regulation

European telcos on Wednesday called for E.U. authorities to reduce regulation on the industry.