[governance] More on EU Council Refuses To Release ACTA Documents

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

All,

  More on this very questionable position by the EU EC.
Seems that the EU's brand of democracy is perhaps an
"odd duck".

See:
"The EU Council
http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/EU_Council_refuses_to_release_secret_ACTA_documents
refuses to release secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement documents,
stating that disclosure of this information could impede the proper
conduct of the negotiations, would weaken the position of the EU in
these negotiations, and might affect relations with the third parties
concerned. The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure
http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/FFII_opposes_stealth_legislation,_demands_ACTA_documents
requested these documents last week.  FFII's response questions ACTA's
secrecy saying: 'The argument that public transparency regarding 'trade
negotiations' can be ignored if it would weaken the EU's negotiation
position is particularly painful. At which point exactly do negotiations 
over trade issues become more important than democratic law making? At
200 million euro? At 500 million euro? At 1 billion euro? What is the
price of our democracy?'"

Regards,

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