The ITU has announced the cancellation of its forthcoming ITU Telecom Europe 2007 event, which was scheduled to take place in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, this December. According to the Union, the decision has been taken “in order to focus capacity and resources in upcoming ITU Telecom events, as well as a number of new initiatives.” The next ITU Telecom events will take place in Africa and Asia in 2008, followed by the flagship ITU World in Geneva in 2009.