Noch mehr zu Politiker-Weblogs. Ziemlich genau 24 Stunden nach dem Posten meines Eintrags zu Politiker-Weblogs am Dienstag rief mich Sven Przepiorka an. Er hatte eine ganze Menge interessanter Kommentare zu meinem Artikel und zu Weblogs in der Politik überhaupt und so haben wir über eine Stunde lang diskutiert. Einige Punkte aus unserem Gespräch gebe ich hier wieder. [Das E-Business Weblog] 
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Spam: The EU says "opt-in" only. From the Educause daily email letter:

"Describing spam as a global problem that will require global cooperation to address, the European Commission is calling on the United States to support strict measures to combat the growing tide of unsolicited e-mail. A tough anti-spam law goes into effect this fall in the European Union (EU), and the Commission this week introduced what it called the "second step" in the battle against spam. The EU estimates that one-third of all spam originates in the United States, meaning that cooperation with officials in the United States will be a necessary component to an EU anti-spam strategy. Unlike the opt-out approach apparently favored by the United States, however, European Commissioners are pushing for an opt-in strategy. Philippe Gerard, an official in the office of one European Commissioner, said the EU's pursuit of an opt-in approach would be hampered by an opt-out system in the United States. Gerard said U.S. officials tend to see only malicious or deceptive spam as damaging, whereas EU officials consider any unsolicited message a drain on resources." IDG, 15 July 2003

I think I concur; unless presented with a better contrarian argument. And the sooner. the better! [Harvey Kirkpatrick: itopik.com News] 
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EU receives draft constitution. The final draft is formally handed over with a warning that attempts to alter it will "tear Europe apart". [BBC News | Europe | World Edition] 
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