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Subject: Re: Cross Frontier Television

Author:
Lew

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Date Posted: 07:38:22 12/04/03 Thu
In reply to: Charles 's message, "Cross Frontier Television" on 07:11:15 12/04/03 Thu

>I have have received the following reply to one of the
>emails I sent to the four UK Euro MPs on the above
>subject following the recent posting on this page by
>Mike in respect of the petition on 'Cross Frontier TV'
>and his request to write to our MEP's:
>
>From the Office of Roy Perry (MEP)
>
>"Thank you for your email. I have much sympathy with
>what you say. I actually highlighted this problem in
>my report to the Parliament on 'TV Without Frontiers'
>that was adopted in September.
>
>Last week BSkyB presented their perspective on the
>case but we have held the petition open until next
>February when the petitioner Professor Miley will be
>able to be present.
>
>It could be helpful if you could get other people who
>feel as you do to write directly to Commissioner
>Reding in Brussels but let me have a copy.
>
>The Commission and TV broadcasters try to claim the
>numbers involved are very small but I am more inclined
>to accept your position.
>
>Roy Perry
>TV Rapporteur and Vice President Petitions Committee
>
>Office of Roy Perry MEP
>Rm ASP 14E140
>European Parliament
>Rue Wiertz
>B-1047 Brussels
>
>Tel: +32 2 284 5204/7204
>Fax: +32 2 284 9204
>
>Email: rperry@europarl.eu.int
>
>The commissioner we should write to is: Commissioner V
>Reding.
>
>His email address is: vivian.reding@cec.eu.int
>
>His postal address is:
>
>Commissioner V Reding
>European Commission
>rue de La Loi 200
>Brussels B-1049
>Belgium
>
>Also see the following site:
>http://europa.eu.int/comm/commissioners/reding/contact_
>en.htm
>
>So guys its up to us to make ouselves known and
>communicate our views but please be sure and copy Roy
>Perry.
>
>Good Luck!

That's the first positive reply I've heard from a politician, and the first one where he hasn't misunderstood (sometimes intentionally) the e-mail. Good work, Charles, I shall be getting onto Commissioner V Reding straightways.

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Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: Cross Frontier Television	Charles	01:17:19 12/06/03 Sat

Re: Cross Frontier Television	Peacenik	13:18:35 12/06/03 Sat
Re: Cross Frontier Television -- Lew, 21:48:38 12/06/03 Sat Re: Cross Frontier Television -- Ken, 14:48:57 12/10/03 Wed
Re: Cross Frontier Television	Lew	00:25:20 12/09/03 Tue
Re: Cross Frontier Television -- mediaman, 08:04:20 12/10/03 Wed
Re: Cross Frontier Television	Lew	07:30:22 12/09/03 Tue
Re: Cross Frontier Television -- Martin Warszawa, 07:43:42 12/09/03 Tue