Activities of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2012/2094(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy
Amendments (11)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – footnote 1
Paragraph 2 – footnote 1
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes with concern how limiting access to the Internet is used for protectionist purposes by China and other countries which, for example, make reference to national security to exclude European companies in an attempt to create a protected market for their own digital services;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that the limits on Internet access imposed by many countries for protectionist purposes are contrary to their commitments under the GATS agreement and therefore urges the Commission to take action against them within the framework of the WTO;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that more global cooperation is needed to uphold and modernise intellectual property rights in the future, this being vital to ensure innovation, employment and open world trade;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Council not to conclude trade agreements with countries where EU ICT companies are required toto focus especially on trade barriers that restrict access to websites, removonline user-generated content or provide personal information in ways that breach fundamental rights andvices, which also curtail the freedom to conduct business; calls on the EU to minimise the extra-territorial application of third-country legislation on EU citizens online in a digital environment.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the EU should also include in future FTAs objective and transparent safeguards pInternet freedom in future trade negotiations where resferving unrestricted access to the open Internet and ensuring the free flow of informationences are made to human rights.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for more stringent supply-chain controls and corporate responsibility schemes in respect of trading in products – from equipment to mobile devices – and services, which can be used to curtail human rights and digital freedom; regards jamming and interception technology products and services as ‘single use’ items whose export should be subject to ex-ante approval.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the inclusion of conditionality clauses in EU FTAs, stipulating transparent safeguards, preserving unrestricted access to the internet,in EU FTAs of wording that preserves access to the internet, promotes transparent safeguards and ensuringes the free flow of information, while remaining in line with the EU acquis;