Tag: EU
EU Decision on TTIP Threatens ‘Corporate Takeover’ of the Internet, Risks Users’ Rights
Today the European Parliament’s trade committee is expected to decide whether to give the European Commision carte blanche to continue negotiations on a mechanism that would make it easier for foreign corporations to influence legislation in Europe.
As Privacy Regulation moves to trialogue, Access Now warns of dangerous loopholes in Council text
Access welcomes the much-anticipated decision of European Ministers in charge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to conclude their position on this crucial reform and allow for the start of trialogue.
EU member states pressure European Parliament to sell out on Net Neutrality
For the last two months, the EU Commission, the EU Parliament, and representatives of the EU member states (Council) have gathered almost every week to try to strike a deal on the Telecoms Single Market (TSM).
Data retention update: the global battle to stop data stockpiling continues
Courts are throwing out data retention laws, but new proposals are being introduced and fundamental rights remain in peril.
As negotiations on Net Neutrality in the EU accelerate, advocates launch campaign to save the internet
This week decision makers in Brussels are negotiating over a crucial text to preserve the open internet.
Net Neutrality Battle in Europe Far from Over
One thing has remained clear — European internet users strongly support Net Neutrality and want the EU to pass the strongest rules possible. As discussions of the Telecoms Single Market text were taking place, the EU Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society, Günther Oettinger, absurdly compared the internet advocacy community and the Pirate Party to the Taliban
Latest Net Neutrality proposal in the EU: a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Today, 28 member states of the European Union presented a joint proposal on the Telecoms Single Market — legislation that will determine whether Net Neutrality will become a reality throughout Europe. The proposal officially triggered the start of joint negotiations between the EU Commission, the EU Parliament, and the Council of the EU to produce a final text.
European privacy reform is broken badly
New leaked documents show that European Union Member States, led by Germany, are systematically working to destroy the fabric of European privacy legislation.
Leaked documents show European data protection reform is badly broken
Today, leading digital rights organizations — including Access, EDRi, Privacy International, and Panoptykon — published new leaked documents showing that European Union member states are working to undermine the right to personal data protection for citizens.
TTIP: a peek into the negotiations
As the 8th round of the TTIP negotiations just ended in Brussels, Access reflects on the state of play of this major transatlantic trade deal.