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PRESS RELEASE
Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID): FAQs (16 October 2006)Frequently Asked Questions on the Commission's Public Consultation
PRESS RELEASE
Competition: Commission requests Greece to adopt new
framework for broadcasting services (16 October 2006)The European Commission has formally requested Greece to take the appropriate national measures regarding broadcasting services in order to comply with a Court of Justice ruling of 14th April 2005. The Court ruling confirmed that Greece had failed to transpose within the deadline the electronic communications liberalisation Directive 2002/77/EC. The Commission has asked Greece to reply before the end of December to its request, which takes the form of a 'reasoned opinion' under EC Treaty infringement procedures for failure to respect a Court ruling (Article 228). If Greece does not inform the Commission that it has complied with the Court ruling, the Commission may refer Greece to the Court for a second time and request the Court to impose fines on Greece (periodic penalty payments, lump sums or both).
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
I-ESA 2007
28 March 2006 - 30 March 2006 Funchal, PortugalThis event is one in a series of conferences about Interoperability for Enterprise Software and Applications. Enterprise Interoperability is the ability of a system or product to work with another system in order to produce goods and services rapidly and at lower cost, allowing both systems to be compatible. Participants are expected to include academic specialists from the interoperability research area as well as experts and development managers from industry working in the field of Enterprise Software Applications, system integrators, business and IT consultancies.
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MITRA Final Dissemination Workshop
25 October 2006 Brussels, BelgiumMITRA, a project supported by the IST research programme, aims to develop a prototype central information system for high-risk and dangerous loads being transported across Europe by road or rail. Based on the air traffic control concept, the system will provide police and emergency-service centres across Europe with real-time information on the contents and position of dangerous cargos as they cross each local area of responsibility. The project is organising a final dissemination workshop, to inform interested parties about the project findings.
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
European Mobile Broadcasting Council
23 October 2006 Brussels, BelgiumThis is the second plenary meeting of the European Mobile Broadcasting Council. The EMBC was established in July 2006 as a response to Commissioner Reding's invitation to industry to establish a roadmap for the deployment of mobile television services in Europe.
European Mobile Broadcasting Council (EMBC) - Opening meeting: http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=2712
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Standards and Interoperability in ICT European Technology
Platforms
23 October 2006 - 24 October 2006 Sophia Antipolis, FranceEuropean Technology Platforms (ETPs) are industry-led initiatives that intend to address R&D and issues beyond R&D. Standards and interoperability will be crucial to the success of the ETPs. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is organising this conference to discuss a series of horizontal issues relating to standards and interoperability in ICT ETPs.
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SPEECH
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media: RFID: Why we need a European policy
EU RFID 2006 Conference: Heading for the Future, Brussels, 16 October 2006
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