Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Nerd News: ACTA being referred to the European Court of Justice (will review impact on Rights & Freedoms)

Full story at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/128
"As you are no doubt aware, within the EU institutional process, the European Commission has already passed ACTA to national governments for ratification. The Council has adopted ACTA unanimously in December and authorised Member States to sign it. The Commission has also passed on ACTA to the European Parliament for debate and a future vote.
That said, I believe the European Commission has a responsibility to provide our parliamentary representatives and the public at large with the most detailed and accurate information available. So, a referral will allow for Europe’s top court to independently clarify the legality of this agreement."

If you read the full story, it sounds, at least to me, like more of a political move, to get some of the pressure from the public shifted to another part of the governments.

But I confess my knowledge of EU government & politics is far from detailed.

I would welcome comments from any readers that have more expertise or experience.

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