|
Visitors in total: 289698 |
|
Visitors today: 66 |
|
Visitors currently: 25 |
|
 |
 News |
|
2009-02-11 | 112: Commission says EU single emergency number must get multilingual
 Since December 2008, EU citizens can contact emergency services from anywhere in the European Union by dialing 112, the EU-wide emergency number, free of charge from both fixed and mobile phones. But, only one in four Europeans knows that this life-saving number exists in other Member States and almost three in ten 112 callers in other countries have encountered language problems. Today the Commission, along with the European Parliament and the Council, declared February 11 "European 112 Day" to spread the word about 112 and push national authorities to make the EU's single emergency number more multilingual.
|
2008-06-04 | EU puts European emergency number 112 on the map before the summer holidays
 The European Commission today stepped up its efforts to promote the use of the charge-free European emergency number 112 in the EU. As of today, the new website ec.europa.eu/112 will tell citizens how to use 112 and what to expect from it, particularly when they travel within the EU. It also shows how 112 functions in each Member State: how quickly calls are answered and in which languages. "The millions of EU citizens going on holidays this summer only need to remember one emergency number: 112,” said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding. "While 112 is now available in all but one country across the EU, I call on Member States to make 112 better known and more effective. All EU citizens should know they can dial 112 to reach emergency services. I especially urge those Member States yet to introduce caller location, which helps emergency services find accident victims, to do so for all 112 calls as soon as possible. I am also counting on rapid action from the Bulgarian authorities to finally make 112 available nationwide.”
|
2008-02-11 | Telecoms: EU citizens need to be better informed about Europe's single emergency number 112
 Only 22% of EU citizens could spontaneously identify 112 as the number to call for emergency services anywhere in the EU. A recent EU-wide survey has found that there is significant room for national authorities to better inform their citizens. The Commission is therefore calling on Member States to boost awareness of 112. Since the EU Telecoms Rules entered into force in 2003, 26 of the 27 Member States have made it possible for citizens to call 112 from fixed and mobile phones. An infringement proceeding against Bulgaria for lack of availability of 112 is still pending (see IP/07/1530). Improving awareness of 112 both inside a country and when going abroad is now the next logical step in ensuring effective implementation of 112, as only informed citizens will be able to make use of 112 in case of accidents. Following a call from the European Parliament in September 2007, the Commission is using today's date, 11 February (11/2), to raise awareness about 112.
|
2007-12-13 | Government's thrown away the obstacles on the way of provision of location data
In order to ensure the provision of location data in case of emergency call to the number 112, today the Government adopted the resolution stating the order of compensation of expenditures related to purchase, installation (adaptation), update and maintenance of location data equipment, incurred by public network operators.
|
2007-11-14 | Commission proposes a single European Telecoms Market for 500 million consumers
 On November 13th, the Commission adopted proposals for a reform of the EU telecoms rules. With the reform, the Commission wants to enable citizens, wherever they live and wherever they travel in the EU, to benefit from better and cheaper communication services, whether they use mobile phones, fast broadband internet connections or cable TV. To achieve this, the Commission proposes strengthening consumer rights; giving consumers more choice by reinforcing competition between telecoms operators; promoting investment into new communication infrastructures, in particular by freeing radio spectrum for wireless broadband services; and making communication networks more reliable and more secure, especially in case of viruses and other cyber-attacks. A new European Telecom Market Authority will support the Commission and national telecoms regulators in ensuring that market rules and consumer regulation are applied consistently, independently and without protectionism in all 27 EU Member States. To become law, the Commission proposals will now need to be approved by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers.
|
2007-10-22 | EU Telecom rules: Commission concerned on lack of availability of 112 in Bulgaria
In a new round of proceedings for infringements of EU telecom rules, the European Commission has welcomed the completion of legislation to implement EU rules in Bulgaria and Romania by closing six non-communication cases. However, the Commission has decided to launch an infringement proceeding against Bulgaria for lack of availability of the European emergency number 112. The Commission has also decided to close four proceedings and to withdraw one application to the Court of Justice following progress that has been achieved in the different Member States.
|
2007-09-19 | The drive for eCall accelerates: the Czech Republic, Portugal and Spain come on board
3 more EU Member States, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Spain have signed today the eCall Memorandum of Understanding initiated by the European Commission, while the Netherlands has announced its willingness to sign shortly. With their signature, they commit themselves to actively support the timely implementation of the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call system for road accidents that could save 2,500 lives annually when fully deployed in Europe. This brings to 12 the number of EU Member States that have committed themselves to eCall. Non-EU countries such as Switzerland, Norway and Iceland have also signed.
|
2007-09-18 | Intelligent cars: Commission leads the drive for safer, greener and smarter cars
The European Commission today outlined new plans to accelerate the drive for safer, cleaner and smarter cars. The Commission will start negotiations with European and Asian automotive industry associations later this year to reach an agreement on offering the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call system (eCall) as a standard option in all new cars from 2010. It will also further promote the take-up of other life-saving technologies and investigate how technology can help make cars greener and smarter.
|
2007-06-06 | Cars call 112 – and two more Member States will answer
Today, two more Member States of the European Union signed the eCall Memorandum of Understanding that has been initiated by the European Commission. With their signature at a German Presidency eSafety conference in Berlin, Austria and Germany commit themselves to actively support the timely implementation of eCall, the automatic notification system for road accidents that could save 2,500 lives annually when fully deployed in Europe. This brings to 9 the number of EU Member States that have committed themselves to eCall. Switzerland, Norway and Iceland have also signed.
|
|
|
|
