Untrammelled power for Commission in telecoms regulation?
Nobody knows where the IRG begins and the ERG ends, Commissioner Reding complains to the European Parliament. You can see just how irritated the Commission is that the Independent (telecoms)...
View ArticleReding plays hardball over telecoms regulation
So Commissioner Viviane Reding has decided to play hardball over telecoms reform. Some weeks ago we discussed how the Commission’s proposed telecoms package would hand over extensive new powers to...
View ArticleCouncil scuppers transfer of telecoms power to Brussels
It seems that any major transfer of power from the national level to the European Commission for EU telecoms regulation has been scuppered by the Council of Ministers. Commissioner Reding had...
View ArticleFrustrating start for Sweden’s presidency
What a frustrating time this must be for Sweden’s EU presidency! Stockholm’s ambitious plans to demonstrate its dynamic management of the Union are becalmed. Two days after confirming the Council’s...
View ArticleTen year strategy must be blueprint for change
In his first major initiative since taking up his new role on January 1 2010, European Council president Herman Van Rompuy has convened a summit for February 11 to prepare for the 2020 Strategy, a ten...
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