EU copyright reform has been delayed (once again) until September to allow the European Commission to ask for input on two questions it can’t decide on:
Freedom of Panorama: Should you be allowed to take and use photos of public space everywhere in the EU without the risk of you or your photo sharing app […]
more ›The European Parliament is finally starting its investigation into the Dieselgate emissions scandal, in which millions of cars by VW were found to be cheating on emissions tests, massively exceeding the limits for pollutants in actual driving conditions even after supposedly acing their approval procedures.
The Committee of Inquiry, of which I am a […]
more ›Among everything I’ve experienced in politics so far, the squabble over the Marrakesh treaty stands out as a particular letdown. A few European governments – including Germany and the UK – are currently playing a leading role in denying people with visual impairments urgently needed access to knowledge and culture for no defensible reason. Today, the […]
more ›The European Commission titled one of its policy priorities the “Digital Single Market” (DSM). I applaud the aim of tearing down the many digital borders that remain in Europe – but I am convinced that if done right, it brings benefits to society far beyond facilitating commerce.
Progress must directly benefit and empower all people, […]
more ›Today, 83 Members of the European Parliament from six political groups signed the following letter to the European Commission:
Reform of copyright law in the European Union
Dear President Juncker,
Dear Vice-President Ansip,
Dear Commissioner Oettinger,
We are writing to you as MEPs who are deeply concerned about the Commission’s Communication “Towards a modern, more […]
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Eighteen months have passed since the outgoing digital chief of the EU, Neelie Kroes, made a passionate appeal:
We have done preparatory work, dialogues, public consultations, legal and economic studies. We have endlessly assessed, examined, analysed. Now it’s time to act. Our single market is crying out for copyright reform.
When Günther Oettinger took over more than one […]
more ›Today, I am publishing all meetings I took with lobbyists and interest groups this year. From now on, all future meetings will be published as they happen as open data.
Several of my Greens/EFA group colleagues are doing likewise, using an open source tool that was developed on my initiative to better fulfil […]
more ›The European Commission is preparing a frontal attack on the hyperlink, the basic building block of the Internet as we know it. This is based on an absurd idea that just won’t die: Making search engines and news portals pay media companies for promoting their freely accessible articles.
The newest attempt for ancillary copyright is the […]
more ›Tomorrow afternoon (Oct 27), the European Parliament holds its final vote on net neutrality. The proposal before the Parliament has crucial loopholes. My colleagues and I are fighting until the last minute for an internet that is fair and equal.
Here’s what you need to know and how you can still support the fight:
Europe Is About […]
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This is a guest post by Rio (Twitter:@ld4jp), an intern at Julia’s office.
An agreement was reached on TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, on the 5th of October 2015. The negotiation process of 5 years was entirely undertaken behind closed doors, and during the process Wikileaks had been the primary source for people to get […]
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