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  • EU backs greater rights for users 25 Nov 2009 10:15 GMT
    ... approved on Tuesday a major overhaul of EU telecoms law aimed at boosting the rights ... connections for all Europeans," said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding, welcoming the news. "A true ... national regulators with greater powers to punish anti-competitive behaviour and so bring down prices. - AFP ...

  • Telecoms package passes final hurdle 25 Nov 2009 09:03 GMT
    ... June ( The package’s original author, the European Commission hailed the Assembly’s decision as a win ... that no progress has been made towards competitive broadband markets for more than two years with ... busy creating a draft. However the EU Commissioner for InfoSociety, Viviane Reding, said that under ...

  • EU launches consultation on ten-year strategy 25 Nov 2009 08:48 GMT
    ... number of themes as drivers of the EU in 2020. It highlights the need to ... success. "We need a clear focus on competitiveness and on the conditions to stimulate business ... level. Arnaldo Abruzzini, Eurochambres secretary-general, said the European Commission should adopt a "carrot and stick" approach ...

  • EU may halt Eircom's penalty plan for illegal downloading 25 Nov 2009 01:50 GMT
    ... The reform package, first proposed by the European Commission in November 2007, includes a provision to ... if they download music illegally. The revised EU telecoms framework directive was adopted at the ... that Eircom would not be at a competitive disadvantage. Legal proceedings were launched by the big ...

  • Senators Implore EU To Decide On Oracle-Sun 25 Nov 2009 00:43 GMT
    ... Senators Implore EU To Decide On Oracle-Sun 7:03 PM EST ... In a letter sent Tuesday to the European Commission, the senators invoked the prospect of additional ... sufficiently differentiated from MySQL to obviate any anti-competitive concerns. At OracleWorld last month, CEO Larry Ellison ...

  • Canada OKs search advertising deal between Microsoft, Yahoo 24 Nov 2009 23:36 GMT
    ... Justice, while reports indicate officials with the European Commission have also inquired about the deal. On ... that this deal will create a true, competitive alternative in the marketplace that will benefit consumers, ...

  • European Parliament adopts telecom laws after bitter debate 24 Nov 2009 23:36 GMT
    ... They pave the way for a more competitive single market in telecom services across the 27-nation ... markets," said Viviane Reding, the E.U.'s telecoms commissioner who initiated the reforms and played a ... be used to ensure that the next European Commission that takes office early next year will ...

  • When times are tough, strategy's critical 24 Nov 2009 22:44 GMT
    ... out the window and it's emblematic that [European Union Competition Commissioner] Neelie Kroes in Europe actually took ... see that as one of the great competitive challenges in the U.S., just the complexity ...

  • EU MPs back greater rights for Internet users 24 Nov 2009 20:56 GMT
    ... parliament has approved a major overhaul of EU telecoms law aimed at boosting the rights ... connections for all Europeans,” said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding, welcoming the news. ’s telecoms ... national regulators with greater powers to punish anti-competitive behaviour and so bring down prices. ...

  • EU Prepares New Growth Strategy for Next Decade 24 Nov 2009 20:40 GMT
    ... The European Commission launched a public consultation Tuesday on a ... new growth strategy for the European Union (EU) during the next decade, hoping to lead ... people in inclusive societies and creating a competitive, connected and greener economy, the commission said. "EU ...

  • EU to push China for stronger yuan 24 Nov 2009 19:14 GMT
    ... finance ministers; and Joaquin Almunia, the EU's commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, will hold ... the decisive gauge of a country's currency competitiveness. The EU will argue that, to the ... a former senior monetary official with the European Commission, said this thinking was economically muddled given ...

  • EU parliament backs greater rights for telecoms, Internet users 24 Nov 2009 17:31 GMT
    ... parliament approved Tuesday a major overhaul of EU telecoms law aimed at boosting the rights ... and for all Europeans," said EU Telecoms Commissioner for Europe?s telecoms operators and consumers is ... national regulators with greater powers to punish anti-competitive behaviour and so bring down prices. ...

  • EU advocates going green 24 Nov 2009 17:30 GMT
    ... carbon form by the early 2020s, the European Commission said. The European Commission on Tuesday announced ... the need to focus on making "the EU a smarter, greener social market." The European ... how the 2020 plan can create a competitive and connected green economy in the European Union. ...

  • U.S. FTC says will allow Panasonic, Sanyo deal 24 Nov 2009 16:16 GMT
    ... batteries. "The sale of the assets resolves competitive concerns that were raised by the transaction, which ... approved the deal in late September. The European Commission, the competition watchdog of the 27-nation EU, said in a statement that Panasonic would ...

  • UPDATE 1-U.S. FTC says will allow Panasonic, Sanyo deal 24 Nov 2009 15:40 GMT
    ... batteries. "The sale of the assets resolves competitive concerns that were raised by the transaction, which ... approved the deal in late September. The European Commission, the competition watchdog of the 27-nation EU, said in a statement that Panasonic would ...


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