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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications

Commission accepts virtual unbundling of Austria Telekom network

Brussels, 18/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided on Friday 18 June to accept a proposal of the Austrian telecoms regulator, Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs GmbH (RTR), to oblige Telekom Austria to provide “virtual” access to its network to alternative operators via a virtual unbundling access product (vULL - virtual unbundled local loop). It believes that this solution will, in the short term, encourage competition on the Austrian telecoms market by making it...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European Council decides on economic and financial matters and policies that would have seemed unrealistic a few months ago
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Parliament unhappy at lack of progress
(EU) EU/DRC: Parliament condemns murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya Bahizire
(EU) EP/NEPAL: Call for national unity against political instability
(EU) EP/LIBYA: Libya criticised over death penalty
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Member states' savings guarantee schemes may be required to have 1.5% of eligible deposits at hand by 2020
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission accepts virtual unbundling of Austria Telekom network
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission, ECB and IMF experts satisfied with implementation of Greek programme
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Some original ideas from Jacques Delors
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU and United States formalise cooperation between SESAR and NextGen programmes
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission to appeal against WTO ruling against EU in Airbus/Boeing affair
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Funding for ITER to be discussed in July
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: NGOs disappointed by Council's wait-and-see attitude on climate and millennium goals
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: Figueiredo report on European equality strategy adopted
(EU) EP/EQUALITY:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament wants strong backing for human rights defenders
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Solidarity fund money must be delivered as fast as possible
(EU) EP/JHA: EP wants better European training for legal professions
(EU) EP/SPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU grants asylum to nearly 79,000 people in 2009
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Member states are criticised for expulsions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Creation of “New Eurostar” joint venture authorised subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Norfolk by DFDS approved subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France broke EU rules on lower-rate VAT for lawyers receiving state aid for legal aid work
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2535 Conclusions of the European Council: (Brussels, 17 June 2010)
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