The European Union has found a way to address the problem of incompatible phone chargers and avoid a more heavy-handed legislative solution that the tech industry might not be keen to adopt. Today the EU, through its executive branch the European Commission, announced key industry players have agreed to build compatible chargers based on the Micro-USB connector.

The companies issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the EU's executive branch, the European Commission, on their promise. The agreement includes new EU standards it said will ensure continued safe charger use will be developed to facilitate the implementation of the MoU. The first generation of new inter-chargeable mobile phones should reach the EU market by next year.

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