Neelie Kroes

Hungary's prime minister on Oct. 31 scrapped plans to introduce an Internet tax that had sparked major demonstrations and further concerns about civil liberties in the central European EU member state.

Turkey should prioritize expanding freedom of speech to achieve improvement in its bid to join the European Union, according to Neelie Kroes, the vice president of the EU Commission.

The Greek government and members of the country’s ICT industry were due to sign a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to help young people and potential entrepreneurs.