§ Maria EagleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the outcome of the EC Telecommunications Council on 19 May. [44281]
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§ Mrs. RocheI chaired the Telecommunications Council held in Brussels on 19 May.
Substantial progress was made towards agreement on two decisions: on the further development of mobile and wireless communications in Europe (universal mobile telecommunications system); and on a multi-annual programme to promote safe use of the internet. Both decisions will be finalised once the European Parliament has given its first reading.
Following a presentation of the report from the ad hoc Working Group on electronic commerce, which examined the Commission Communication on Globalisation and the Information Society, the Council adopted conclusions on this subject. The Commission gave oral presentations of a draft Directive on a European framework for electronic signatures, and a Communication on the radio frequency requirements for Community policies in the context of the World Radiocommunications Conference 1999. The
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