[governance] Victory for EU Citizens! Amendment 138 was voted again.

[Fouad Bajwa]

Congrats to the IG activists in EU

Victory for EU Citizens! Amendment 138 was voted again.
Source: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/victory-for-eu-citizens-amendement-138-was-voted-again
Submitted by pi on 21 April, 2009 - 20:30.

Captioned Picture: MEP C. Trautmann courageously stood for our freedoms.

Strasbourg, April 21 2009 - Once again, the European Parliament has
demonstrated it can resist pressure and stand for the rights and
freedoms of citizens. Amendment 138 (now renumbered amendment 46) was
adopted today in ITRE committe, in Strasbourg.

Amendement 138/46-135 states that restrictions to the fundamental
rights and freedoms of Internet users can only be put in place after a
decision by judicial authorities (save when public security is
threatened in which case the ruling may be subsequent). It was adopted
last September by an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament,
and approved by the European Commission despite explicit requests from
the French Presidency to reject it. The European Council has rejected
it further to pressure of the French government and some
disinformation by in-house Council lawyers on its claimed
contradiction with existing National law.

Despite strong pressure to reach a compromise on the framework
directive of the Telecoms Package, the ITRE committee of the European
Parliament has today adopted again amendment 138/46, by a strong
majority of 40 against 4. One will have to monitor closely further
proceedings to be sure that this vote is confirmed in plenary, but it
is a strong and clear signal.

According to Jérémie Zimmermann, co-founder of La Quadrature du Net:
"The European citizens will remember this courageous stand. Members of
the European parliament honoured their mandates by standing
courageously for citizens' rights and freedoms. This is one more blow
to Nicolas Sarkozy's 'three strikes' or 'HADOPI' law in France, and a
strong sign that nobody in Europe will want to pass such a stupid
legislation going against progress, citizens' rights and common
sense.".

Philippe Aigrain, also co-founder of La Quadrature du Net concludes:
"We will also follow with great attention the negociations in a future
conciliation committee to make impossible for the Council to endanger
other aspects of the telecom packet such as equitable networking. It
is time for Member States to realize that the economy and society can
benefit together from an open infrastructure and a strong affirmation
of rights.".

Many thanks to all European citizens who have rallied to have their
rights and freedoms protected by the European representative democracy
by confirming the following text:“applying the principle that no
restriction may be imposed on the fundamental rights and freedoms of
end-users, without a prior ruling by the judicial authorities, notably
in accordance
with Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European
Union on freedom of expression and information, save when public
security is threatened in which case the ruling may be subsequent.”

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