EU telecoms reforms take leap forward
A package of EU telecoms reforms to secure open Internet access and ban mobile phone roaming charges moved closer to fruition Wednesday after the Council approved a deal struck with the European...
View ArticleNew telecoms rules to force three countries to change laws
New rules for Internet providers across the European Union could weaken existing laws for downloading data in the Netherlands and Slovenia and eliminate an adult content filter for pornography in the...
View ArticleMEPs crafting Netflix legislation sit on board of German public broadcaster
The MEPs selected to guide a key piece of legislation that affects commercial broadcasters and online platforms have received thousands of euros a month for more than half a decade from a public...
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Disability rights law stuck in Eurocracy
A new law requiring all products and services sold in the EU to be made accessible for disabled people has become ensnared in the bloc’s institutional machinery, leading human rights groups to complain...
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Parliamentary committee’s tech power grab
The tech wishes of about 2 percent of the European Parliament’s members will speak for the entire chamber after a new process for reining in their power failed Thursday. That means the views of just 17...
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The 20 MEPs who matter, for the wrong reasons
Every year POLITICO publishes a list of the members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who matter. This time, we’ve given the list a little twist: The MEPs presented are best known for reasons they — or...
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Petra Kammerevert
A clear conflict of interest hasn’t stopped Kammerevert from serving as co-rapporteur on the Audio-visual Media Services Directive, which seeks to introduce levies and cultural quotas on services like...
View ArticleLobbying push prompts Brussels to soften concerns over German media law
The European Commission watered down its criticism of a German media reform following a lobbying campaign by German interests, according to documents seen by POLITICO. The European executive body spent...
View ArticleOops! She did it again: German lawmaker crafts media rules while on board of...
BRUSSELS — When it comes to fielding accusations of conflicts of interest, Petra Kammerevert is a repeat offender. The German member of the European Parliament is leading her political group’s...
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