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The European Commission is considering imposing per-second tariffs for mobile phone calls across the EU in a bid to bring down costs for consumers and boost its popularity levels. As of 30 August, Brussels will also reduce the price ceiling imposed on roaming calls, while new caps on text messages are expected too.
An EU ambassadors meeting ahead of the crisis summit convened by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on 1 September ended yesterday (28 August) without consensus on the level of sanctions to be applied against Russia following the Georgia conflict.
Faced with an ever-increasing flow of immigrants towards its borders, the EU has adopted a directive that defines procedures for the return of illegally resident third-country nationals. (read more)
National parliaments have come to play an increasingly important role in the functioning of the EU, cooperating with the European Commission, the European Parliament as well as with each other. (read more)
While the European Parliament has gained extensive new powers since the first European elections were held thirty years ago, voter turnout has consistently fallen, calling into question the ability of EU politicians to reverse the trend for the 2009 elections. (read more)
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