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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9681

13 June 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecoms council
Member states oppose creation of European telecom authority and remain divided over functional separation of networks

Luxembourg, 12/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - Ministers responsible for telecommunications carefully examined the European Commission's proposals on the “telecom package”, on Thursday 12 June in Luxembourg. At this stage, it was no more than an exchange of views pending the European Parliament's first reading opinion in September. A Council political agreement should be reached by the end of the year, under French Presidency.

Member states largely supported the Commission's intentions (i.e....

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