The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed EU Commissioner 'to ban roaming fees by 2017' European Digital Economy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said on Monday that he wants to abolish roaming fees for mobile phone users within the EU by 2017. https://www.thelocal.de/20150623/eu-commissioner-to-ban-roaming-fees-by-2017 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:01:34 +0200 eu-commissioner-to-ban-roaming-fees-by-2017 EU roaming charges capped from July 1st A new EU roaming charge cap takes effect from midnight, July 1st, and will lower costs for people travelling across the EU. https://www.thelocal.de/20140630/eu-roaming-charges-capped-on-july-1st Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:19:00 +0200 eu-roaming-charges-capped-on-july-1st