Europe trashes ACTA as Obama praises it

Earlier this week, we noted that the major parties in the European Parliament had all agreed on a resolution trashing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the secret process that has been hashing it out.That resolution has passed Parliament by a huge margin—633 yes votes, 13 no votes, and 16 abstentions.

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Europe trashes ACTA as Obama praises it

The European Parliament passed an anti-ACTA resolution 633-13, and the European Commission is now pledging to do all it can to make the process transparent. Here in the US, however, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement received an uncritical shout-out from the president.

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St WOJCIK's blog - More Engineers For Europe, Apr 28, Brusse

FEANI in collaboration with VDI organise a discussion in Brussels on April 28, 2010 starting at 17:30 (Stanhope Hotel, Rue du Commerce 9, B-1000 Brussels) « More Engineers for Europe »The objective of this event is to raise awareness on the subject among the members of the European Parliament and Commission

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Euro-deputies support EP resolution on Golds tone Report

Two political groups of the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday welcomed the adoption by the EP in Strasbourg of a resolution on the recommendations of Goldstone Report regarding Israel's violations of international humanitarian law during the Zionist military aggression against the Gaza Strip.

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Big up the Cornish pastie... and other regional food

South West MEP Graham Watson has been bigging up the Cornish Pastie as part of his work in the European Parliament, but as Chairman of Parliament's delegation for relations with India he's been preparing for his trip to Dehli too. And there's some success in the pipeline, too

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parliament commemorates european day for victims of terroris

According to the European Parliament vice-president Gianni Pittella, in a message of solidarity towards victims of terrorism, no terrorist action will ever be able to destroy the faith in core values such as human rights and democracy.

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European Parliament votes down Acta treaty - ZDNet.co.uk

The European Parliament took aim on Wednesday at a secret intellectual property treaty that has been criticised for possibly giving...

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Who's afraid of the BNP?

With two elected members in the European Parliament the BNP has made a leap towards the political mainstream. In a personal viewpoint, Kenan Malik wonders whether those who have so far shunned the party should now engage with them?

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The EU is in no position to lecture Belarus about democracy

Once again, the European Parliament huffs and puffs about democracy in nearby lands, while simultaneously demanding that inconvenient referendum results be set aside within the EU. Jury Team believes we should have the referendum that Gordon Brown promised but didn't deliver - http://www.juryteam.org/p01-eu-referendum.php

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European Parliament votes for Tobin tax | Dan Hannan Blog

European Parliament votes for Tobin tax | Dan Hannan Blog

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