Because of this, in the wake of the disasters of 2002 and 2005 the EU Member States agreed, on a proposal from the Commission, to do more to share the management of flood risks.
Eiropas Parlaments iesaka Eiropas pasta nozari liberalizēt līdz 2010. gada 31. decembrim — par diviem gadiem vēlāk, nekā ierosinājusi Eiropas Komisija.