Monday, June 14, 2010

EU Economic Governance

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Saturday, June 12, 2010

The EU as an Innovation Union : European Commissioner for Research Innovation and Science, Geoghegan-Quinn, Invites Online Debate, June 17, 2010

The European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, invites to an online debate at the European Commission's Webcast chat page (June 17, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Central European Time***) on how to transform Europe into an Innovation Union.

Questions can be asked live or sent in advance to rtd-innovation-union@ec.europa.eu.

Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

***09h00-10h00 UK, Ireland, Portugal
11h00-12h00 Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,Finland

See the video at "Innovation Union" webstreaming event

Mobile Phone Roaming Caps in the EU Upheld by European Union Court of Justice (ECJ)

A number of sources have picked up the story that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld an EU law, the so-called Roaming Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 544/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 on roaming on public mobile telephone networks within the Community and Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services), which puts caps on mobile phone roaming charges in the European Union.

See e.g.:

EU Court Rules in Favor of Roaming Caps, by Mike Gordon at the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Technology

Roaming cap is lawful, rules ECJ | Pinsent Masons LLP

Phone operators fail over roaming fees move, by Stanley Pignal in Brussels, Financial Times

Roaming cap is lawful, rules ECJ | Pinsent Masons LLP

Roaming cap is lawful, rules ECJ | Pinsent Masons LLP

European Union : EU Borders : Where Does Europe End?

YouTube - Let's talk about EU, Where Europe Ends

EU sets strict biofuel standards - UPI.com

EU sets strict biofuel standards - UPI.com

UK, US slam EU hedge fund rules | EurActiv

UK, US slam EU hedge fund rules | EurActiv