Policy Announcements, Thursday 12 April

EU  

• Plans to cut the cost of mobile phone calls between European Union member states may be about to move a step closer after a key vote in Brussels. A committee at the European Parliament has voted to support European Commission proposals to cut so-called roaming charges by as much as 70%. Now a vote will take place in the full EU parliament in the next few weeks. The commission wants the cuts in place by the summer, but they will still need to be approved by EU nations.