Tag Archives: European Council
European Parliament and Council: pistols at dawn?
The Bois de la Cambre outside of Brussels was once a regular venue for “pistols at dawn”, and 30 December may yet again be a fateful date. According to a Press Release from the European Parliament, the Parliament and Council … Continue reading
Filed under Intellectual Property, Telecoms Regulation
Lights out for a bit of electrical history
1 September 2009 marked the beginning of the end for the incandescent light bulb in Europe, curtesy of the Ecodesign for Non-Directional Household Lamps Regulation, after 130 years. The Regulation is not for the faint-hearted, being a heavily technical document. So much so … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial
Our bags are packed; we’re ready to go…
We reported over a week ago on the possibility of regulatory holidays sneaking into the Telecoms Package (We’re all going on a [regulatory] holiday…). Last week (6 May 2009), the European Parliament did its best to get the last word on … Continue reading
Filed under Telecoms Regulation
Andrew Sharpe
