EUROPEAN DIARY.

* EU Telecommunications CouncilEU Telecommunications Ministers will be meeting in Council in Brussels on May 28. Four main points are on the agenda for the meeting: the draft Directive on digital signatures (provisional as the Commission has not yet put forward this proposal); proposal for a Decision on the third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), on which a common position is expected; the multiannual Action Plan for promoting safe use of the Internet; and the proposal for a Decision on data exchange between administrations (a common position is expected).* EU Audiovisual CouncilEU Ministers in charge of the Culture and Audiovisual potfolios will be meeting in Brussels on May 28. Five items are on the agenda for the Audiovisual part of the meeting: the draft Recommendation on the protection of minors and human dignity in the provision of audiovisual and information services (Recommendation due to be...