3 Amendments of Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN related to 2012/2094(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recognises that the Internet has become a public space which has given rise to new methodavenues of cross-border trade and innovative market development, as well as social and cultural interaction; believes digital freedoms and free trade should go hand in hand to create and optimize business opportunities for European companies in the global digital economy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls on the Commission and the Council not to conclude trade agreements with countries where EU ICT companies are required to restrict access to websites,EU to provide political backing to European companies faced in third countries with request to remove user-generated content or provide personal information in ways that breach fundamental rights and curtail the freedom to conduct business; calls on the EU to minimise the extra-territorial application of third-country legislation on EU citizens online;