Swedish Presidency of the European Union

Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE)

"Since June 2002 these three policies have been placed under the sole responsibility of a single Council configuration which meets approximately every two months. The composition of the Council varies according to the items on the agenda (Ministers for Transport, Telecommunications or Energy)...

"Telecommunications - The Council is working on the four objectives considered to be a priority in this area at European Union level:

• the establishment of a Europe-wide integrated network;
• the introduction of the information society;
• the opening up of national markets;
• the elimination of the regulatory disparities between Member States with regard to prices, standards, market-access conditions, public procurement, etc.

Council Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society
Contacts: elissavet.kapnopoulou@consilium.europa.eu, huibert.vanwagensveld@consilium.europa.eu, eva.veivo@consilium.europa.eu
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