<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Dear Lorena,<br><br>(Andrea will be just fine)<br><br></div>as you have asked the position of the European Commission on TTIP (therefore I assume you are not interested in my personal wishes or opinions) and I do not directly work on it, I took the liberty to relay your question to the colleagues who are more directly involved. I will strive to answer your question as soon as possible.<br>
<br></div>Please feel free to raise any other question, issue or suggestion you might have. I might even be able to answer you directly, without going back-and-forth between colleagues. ;)<br><br></div>Best,<br><br>Andrea<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Lorena Jaume-Palasi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lorena@collaboratory.de" target="_blank">lorena@collaboratory.de</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Andrea Glorios,<br></div>this sounds really good. Does this imply that relevant and extensive negotiations like TTIP, which have a digital dimension, would also be more transparent and participative from the multistakeholder perspective? <br>
<div><div><div class="gmail_extra">Does the Commission have a position on that? Transparency and inaccessibility have been key criticisms during the latest months and European NGOs, as well as academia will certainly welcome more openness in this respect.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra">Best regards,<br>Lorena Jaume-Palasí<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-02-12 16:05 GMT+01:00 Andrea Glorioso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrea@digitalpolicy.it" target="_blank">andrea@digitalpolicy.it</a>></span>:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>[ Apologies for cross-posting. Please share as you deem appropriate ]<br>
</div><br></div>Dear all,<br><br></div>I would like to let you know that today (12 February 2013) the European Commission has adopted its formal policy position on Internet governance, via a Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: "Internet Policy and Governance - Europe's role in shaping the future of Internet governance" (COM(2014) 72/4).<br>
<br>The press release of the adoption is available at <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-142_en.htm" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-142_en.htm</a> .<br><br></div>The text of the Communication is available at <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4453" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=4453</a> .<br>
<br></div>The statement by Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, is available at <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I086325" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I086325</a> .<br>
<br></div>I hope you find this information useful and the content of the Communication interesting.<br><br>Best,<br><br></div>Andrea<br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br>--<br>I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind.<br>
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