The European Parliament has been given a blow by the commission over the decision to hand over co-responsibility for reform of copyright laws to Neelie Kroes.

According to insiders, this is a case of the commission delaying movement on the issue over fears that the parliament, which has been pushing for a definitive change to copyright reform before the 2014, will scupper ongoing reform plans.

The commission is worried of a repeat of the parliament’s objections to the Anti-Count...