On July 21st and 22nd, 2008, Mrs. Christine Albanel, French Minister for Culture and Communication, brought together her fellow Ministers of the European Union (EU) for an informal meeting in Versailles, France.
On August 7th, 2008, the European Commission (EC) launched the “Call for applications for pan-European systems providing mobile satellite services” (MSS).
On July 17th, 2008, Mrs. Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for Competition, delivered a speech at the Broadcasting Conference in Strasbourg, on the European Commission’s (EC) plans to review the Broadcasting Communication.