[109434] in Cypherpunks
Re: European Union commissioners all quit
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (boo@datashopper.dk)
Wed Mar 24 04:06:35 1999
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:35:28 +0100
From: "boo@datashopper.dk" <boo@datashopper.dk>
To: Bill Stewart <bill.stewart@pobox.com>
CC: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Reply-To: "boo@datashopper.dk" <boo@datashopper.dk>
Hi Bill Stewart
The Wassenaar-arrangement was implemented in EU legislation tuesday
march 9. It happened at the council-meeting of the EU ministers of
labour. They ran it through as a so called A-point - which means, that
it was implemented without debate.
Its over.
Bo Elkjaer, Denmark
Bill Stewart wrote:
>
> Wonder if this will affect Wassenaar or data privacy negotiations?
> =========================================
> EU SHAKE-UP - [Wall Street Journal, A20.]
> The mass resignation of the European Commission, the European Union's
> 20-member executive body, could delay resolutions of some long-simmering
> trade disputes with the U.S. ranging from beef to postal regulations.
> The commission resigned early yesterday following a scathing report
> that charged it with financial bungling and widespread neglect in
> its handling of billions of dollars of EU business.
> Perhaps the closest equivalent in the U.S. would be if the president's
> entire cabinet stepped down at once. The EU Commission negotiates trade
> and other agreements on behalf of the 15-nation EU. Beyond those powers,
> the commission has sweeping regulatory authority over big mergers and
> corporate alliances. Currently, there are several big mergers or
> alliances before the commission involving U.S. or multinational companies,
> including the proposed global telephone alliance between BT and AT&T.
> ======================================== end wsj..
>
> Thanks!
> Bill
> Bill Stewart, bill.stewart@pobox.com
> PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639
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