EU Policy
EP: Draft reports on IPR enforcement published
24 February, 2010
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Deutsch: Europäisches Parlament: Vorläufige Berichte zur Durchsetzung des gei...
The European Parliament (EP) is working on a position in regards with the European Commission's Green Paper on enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights on the internal market.
Three EP committees are involved in this process: the Legal Affairs Committee (MEP Mareille Gallo, EPP, France) in charge of this report, "Opinions" provided by the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (MEP Paul Rübig, EPP, Austria) and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (MEP Zusana Roithova, EPP, Czech Republic).
MEP Rübig's report calls for EU-w
Commissioner Kroes on net neutrality
27 January, 2010
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Deutsch: Kommissarin Kroes über Netzneutralität
On 14 January 2010, Neelie Kroes, the former Competition commissioner, had her interview in front of the Internal Market and Industries committees of the European Parliament (EP) as designated for the position of digital agenda commissioner.
Answering to the various questions of the committee, Kroes addressed a serious of issues covering freedoms in the networked society, amendment 138 of the Telecom package, interoperability standards and net neutrality.
Kroes supported net neutrality and said this would be a central issue on her agenda.
European Civil Society Data Protection Award launched by AEDH and EDRi
16 December, 2009
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Deutsch: AEDH und EDRi rufen den “European Civil Society Data Protection Awar...
AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRi (European Digital Rights) is launching the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA). The prize aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of the right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe.
Microsoft tries to comply with EU requirements
21 October, 2009
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Deutsch: Microsoft versucht, die EU-Auflagen zu erfüllen
After having long criticised and penalised Microsoft for its anti-competitive practices, the European Union seems to be now at the point of trying to close up the battle with the company after Microsoft has made a new offer to give its customers access to a wider range of web browsers through its Windows operating system and to share information with its competitors.
"The commission will formally market test proposals made by Microsoft to address concerns regarding the tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows PC operating system," said the EU's competition commissioner Neelie Kroes who also expressed the idea that a at a p
Reding: EU policy for information society for the next years
7 October, 2009
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Deutsch: Reding: EU-Strategie für die Informationsgeesllschaft in den nächste...
The EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, participated last week at a breakfast event organised by the European Digital Media Association (EdiMA) and had a speech that highlighted the main EU key policy areas for information society for the next commission.
Ms.
A human rights commissioner in the European Commission ?
23 September, 2009
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Deutsch: [Ein Menschenrechtskommissar für die Europäische Kommission?
Ambitious study published by Swedish EU Presidency
23 September, 2009
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Deutsch: Schwedische Präsidentschaft gibt ehrgeizige Studie heraus
The Swedish Presidency of the EU has produced a study entitled "A Green Knowledge Society" that was made public in September 2009. The study aims to set the scene for the "tipping point in the transition to the knowledge economy" and to help prepare policy making for the "enormous consequences" that this will have for society and interaction between governments and citizens. The report also looks at the ways in which ICT can be used for environmental protection.
"Freedom not Fear" 2009 - Protests Against the Surveillance Mania
23 September, 2009
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Deutsch: „Freiheit statt Angst“ 2009 – Proteste gegen den Überwachungswa...
On Saturday, 12 September 2009, civil liberties activists in many countries again took it to the streets under the motto "Freedom not Fear - Stop the Surveillance Mania". It was the second time these activities took place after the first international action day on 11 October 2008.
The biggest event was held in Berlin, where more than 25 000 people marched through the streets and applauded the speeches and the bands. Frank Bsirske, chairman of the world's largest trade union ver.di, called for a comprehensive law for employee and workplace privacy protection.
