Prospects for reaching an agreement under the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council on the confidentiality of electronic communications are progressively getting slimmer as time goes by. Two working party meetings have so far been planned on 13 and 28 March, whilst a working party agreement is required by the middle of May, if the ministers are going to be able to give their verdict on the issue at the June Council.
At this current juncture, the most controversial questions are on articles...