New deal to cut mobile roaming prices, including data services

The cost of using mobile phones, smart phones and tablets when travelling within the EU will fall sharply from 1 July this year, under a provisional agreement between MEPs and national governments was approved by Parliament on Thursday 10 May.

Today on 9 May, European leaders gathered in the European Parliament to celebrate Europe day in the presence of my EPP counterparts.

Drastic cuts in European budgets do increase the current crisis, said Mario Draghi, European Central Bank's President (ECB), however governments must pursue austerity measures, he indicated. Indeed, "we are in the middle of the river we are crossing, the only way out is to persevere", said ECB President.

Today (25 April) European Parliament Members of the Budget Committee approved the launch of the project bonds' pilot phase, designed to finance projects.