A proposed Europe-wide law goes much further by requiring Facebook, along with every other online business, to expunge every bit of personal data at a consumer's request.
The commission's campaign to eliminate golden shares is proceeding in parallel with the latest effort by the commission to draft a Europe-wide law on takeovers.
The government is facing a rebellion by several dozen Conservative MPs after the coalition parties struck a tentative deal to keep 35 Europe-wide law and order powers, including the EAW.
In an interview last fall, the commissioner in charge of the initiative, Frits Bolkestein, said that a Europe-wide law was vital to stemming a tide of counterfeiting and piracy in the union.
A wider law or ruling is being called for.
The reason cited by Brussels officials for this capitulation is that they do not believe a wider law would win sufficient support from EU governments.
But Vettori wants a relaxation in the wides law when a batsman takes such an option, allowing bowlers to respond by bowling either side of the wicket.
A new internet surveillance bill to help police and security agencies investigate terrorism and serious crime will be the main part of a wider law and order package.
