Finland Times

 

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has ordered the withdrawal of the draft measures aiming to end roaming charges foreseen in June 2017 in countries across the European Union(EU), the EU announced Friday.

 

An EU spokesman told a regular press briefing that Juncker said the draft was "not good enough" and asked his civil servants to come back with a new version.

 

"A few days ago, the Commission's services started a consultation on the draft measures related to the end of roaming charges foreseen in June 2017. In light of the initial feed-back received, President Juncker has instructed the services to withdraw that text and to work on a new proposal," Commission spokesman Alexander Winterstein said.

 

He said for more than a decade, the Commission has been working hard to reduce roaming charges imposed on European travellers.

 

"Indeed, since 2007 roaming prices have decreased by more than 90 percent for calls, text messages and data," he said.