Tuesday 28 February 2012

Parliament received 2.4 million petition signatures against ACTA | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The EP received a petition signed by more than 2.4 million internet users against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). They fear that the agreement will pose a threat to a free and open internet. The EP's petitions committee will look at the petition before deciding what action to take. Its options vary from asking the European Commission to launch a preliminary investigation to preparing a full report for the Parliament to vote on during a plenary session.

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20120227...

In the photo: petition representative Alex Wilks and Erminia Mazzoni, chair of the petitions committee

© European Union 2012 EP/Pietro Naj-Oleari