EU plans to tackle online barriers in digital single market


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 26 Mar 2015

PROMOTING CROSS-BORDER TRADE: The European Commission sees the promotion of online trading across the bloc as a useful way to revive growth in stagnating EU economies.

BRUSSELS: Germans should be able to buy books from British online retailers and Italians ought to have access to movies on sites in Belgium, according to EU draft proposals setting priorities to boost Europe's digital economy. 

Along with outline proposals to limit national control of mobile phone frequencies and simplify cross-border VAT sales taxes for small businesses, the European Commission sees the promotion of online trading across the bloc as a useful way to revive growth in stagnating EU economies. 

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