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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/telecommunications

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy votes in favour of major reduction in mobile roaming charges

Brussels, 12/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - After the vote by the European Parliament's committee on the internal market (EUROPE 9393), the committee on industry, research and energy made a surprising about-turn on 12 April when it adopted, by a large majority (45 votes to 3 and 1 abstention), the consolidated report by Paul Rübig (EPP, Austria) on international roaming charges. With Thursday's vote endorsed as such by the plenary and by the Council, mobile phone operators will have to reduce...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Jacques Delors speaks out on state of play and prospects for European construction - new treaty, social protocol, strengthened cooperation
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Benita Ferrero-Waldner presents priorities for 2007 - Promoting peace, stability and democracy in neighbouring countries and world as a whole
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GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy votes in favour of major reduction in mobile roaming charges
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/POLAND: “Quite positive” response from Moscow to information from Commission on Polish meat embargo
(EU) EU/JHA: Croatia needs to continue to make progress in the area of justice
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Commission wants to maintain requirements for professional indemnity insurance
(EU) EU/ECB: Key interest rates in Eurozone remain unchanged but ECB will follow developments very closely
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 0.9% GDP in fourth quarter of 2006
(EU) EP/TAXATION: MEPs call for removal of excise duty on alcoholic beverages
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: Parliamentary committee calls for greater transparency, and for Parliament to co-decide on future legislation on additives, enzymes and flavourings
(EU) EP/CLIMATE/AVIATION: Peter Liese prepares report on including aviation in emissions trading scheme
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(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Positive welcome for Commission's legislative package to improve free movement of goods
(EU) EP/JHA: EU to form expert rapid reaction teams to help at times of massive influx of illegal migrants
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(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP agriculture committee objects to rapid abolition of maize intervention system
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture committee calls for potato starch quotas to be renewed for four marketing years
(EU) EP/TRADE: Ban on sale of cat and dog fur
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission strengthens biotechnology development strategy
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