Stop worrying
Why worry, I'm sure Wikileaks will have a copy up very soon!
The European Parliament has threatened to take the European Commission to the EU's highest court if it does not disclose the details of a secret international copyright treaty. The Parliament has voted by an overwhelming majority to adopt a resolution demanding that the Commission limit the scope of the proposed treaty and …
Hmm.. Seems the main block of votes against (supporting the commission in the secrecy) was from the UK... UKIP in fact.
I wonder if they knew what they where voting for, our they were just voting the opposite way to everyone else.. cos they're rebels.. yeaaah!
http://votewatch.eu/cx_vote_details.php?id_act=456&lang=en
Sad.
Barosso's EU Commission has been a fuzzy compromise one. Whatever any state wanted he basically let them have. Intrusive surveillance laws, money controls, protectionism, anti-foreigner laws, internal EU data handed to foreign powers, pre-registration before travel, Biometrics. You name it, he approved it!
IMHO he is an anti-citizen asshole.
I note they've chosen an EU President of similar nature, someone who won't defend EU citizens, instead preferring an easy life. So the whole EU Council is likewise a write-off I suspect.
That leaves the EU Parliament, and they seem to behave like they have a duty to the EU people. I can see a democratic government built around such people, whereas I can see the *Kremlin* built around the other two institutions.
So I'm with the MEPs on this.
and we will mind ours. We will let you know when you have broken our rules and subsuquently let you know about.
oh and we are arranging that we all issue suitable large fines for when you break our rules.
Isn't it funny the way a foreign parliament is doing more to protect us that our own Government.
Think of the EU as the US. The European Parliament is like the US House of Representatives, i.e. the Legislative Branch. The European Council is the executive (think of a committee of all states' governors acting as the US President). The European Commission is like the cabinet and agencird in the Executive Branch.
Congress has sued the Executive Branch before, most recently to obtain Dick Cheney's records. The European Parliament does not have the power of the purse as Congress does, but its powers were increased by the Lisbon treaty, and it is now flexing its muscles.
Mainly UKIP, they were either against democratic scrutiny, or weren’t really paying attention. I doubt they are representing anyone, just there to pick up cheques.
William (The Earl of) DARTMOUTH - UK (UK Independence Party)
John Stuart AGNEW - UK (UK Independence Party)
Marta ANDREASEN - UK (UK Independence Party)
Gerard BATTEN - UK (UK Independence Party)
Louis BONTES - NL (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
John BUFTON - UK (UK Independence Party)
Trevor COLMAN - UK (UK Independence Party)
Nigel FARAGE - UK (UK Independence Party)
Mike NATTRASS - UK (UK Independence Party)
Paul NUTTALL - UK (UK Independence Party)
Nicole SINCLAIRE - UK (UK Independence Party)
Laurence J.A.J. STASSEN - NL (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
Daniël van der STOEP - NL (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
"Whereas intellectual property is important to society and must be protected, it should not be placed above individuals' fundamental rights to privacy and data protection," said EDPS Peter Hustinx
should have been
"Whereas intellectual property is important to society and must be protected, it MUST NEVER be placed above individuals' fundamental rights to privacy and data protection," said EDPS Peter Hustinx
But still a good stab
the Tories were kicking up such a fuss about the Lisbon treaty! They were frightened that it might just give MEPs a bit of power so they wanted it thrown out on anti-European sentiment. The fact thet nobody had read or understood the treaty was an advantage. If people studied it they might actually agree with a lot of it.
For taking over where the Canadian parliament left off... thought about starting... isn't even aware anything is happening.
Does anyone remember the Multilateral Agreement on Investment?
What do you suppose they will try next?
The Global Regulatory Framework for the Protection of Corporate Rights to Profit?