Since its launch in December 1999, the European
Commission's
eEurope initiative has had a broad impact both in the Member States at a European level and beyond. This is the
main conclusion of a Communication to the Council of ministers and the European Parliament on progress towards the eEurope
2002 goal adopted today by the Commission, ahead of the European Council in Nice on December 7-8.
In parallel the Commission has released encouraging results of its
latest survey of Internet use, showing a 55% growth in
Internet penetration in the last six months. These indicate that Internet penetration in EU households has risen from 18% in
March to 28% in in October.
Source:
press release of the European Commission (Brussels, 30 November 2000)