No rubber stamp after all: EP vote on the telecoms package

Posted on May 7, 2009 | Filed Under communication technologies 

The Czech Presidency of the Council had expected the European Parliament to “rubber-stamp” a compromise reached in the trialogue on the telecoms package (see this post); and I had no reason to doubt that. But surprisingly, there was dissent at yesterday’s plenary meeting of the European Parliament and, to quote Parliament’s press release, by “amending an informal agreement reached with Council, MEPs send the whole ‘telecom package’ to conciliation.”

The “dissent” only concerns the amendments on the framework directive, but as the three proposals are interlinked, it will probably keep up the complete package.

Here is a link to the texts as voted on in Parliament, more here, here or here.

About this Post
author: hans peter | Permalink | | Print This Article |


Comments

One Response to “No rubber stamp after all: EP vote on the telecoms package”

  1. Telecoms package: Czech Presidency wraps it up - and rubs it in : contentandcarrier on May 7th, 2009 5:08 pm

    […] No rubber stamp after all: EP vote on the telecoms package […]

Leave a Reply