Activities of Indrek TARAND related to 2012/2094(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy PDF (232 KB) DOC (171 KB)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the resolution adopted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union Governing Council on 19 October 20111, __________________ 1 Resolution adopted unanimously by the IPU Governing Council at its 189th session (Bern, 19 October 2011) http://www.ipu.org/english/issues/hrdocs/ 189/is01.htm
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention of the 17 April 2003 for the Safe-guarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage1, __________________ 1 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/0 01325/132540e.pdf
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas there is a global consensus, reflected in international law, that restrictions to fundamental rights must be foreseen by law;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, in this regard, European, Europe-based or international companies active in EU countries have been or still are actively involved or collaborate with repressive authoritarian regimes in censorship and surveillance operations that often contribute to identifying and locating human rights defenders and pro- democracy activists, which in some cases lead to imprisonment and torture;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2a. Recognises the role of artistic freedom, and the freedom to imitate and re-use, as cornerstones for creativity and freedom of expression and ideas; acknowledges, as such, the important part exceptions and limitations play in the copyright eco-system, especially in areas of journalism, quotation, satire, archives, libraries and the ensuring of access and usability of cultural heritage;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between EU's external actions and the Commission's internal strategies when defending strictly necessary and proportionate restrictions to fundamental rights, particularly when upholding basic international law principles, such as that restrictions must be based on law and not introduced in an ad hoc manner by industry;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Draws the attention to the importance of developing ICTs in conflict areas to promote peace-building activities at civil society level with a view to providing secure communications between parties involved in peaceful resolution of conflicts, thereby actively overcoming physical hindrances and risks in bilateral contacts for people and organizations in such areas;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the need to ensure that rare earth materials used in the production of ICTs are obtained in conditions of respect for human, labour and environmental rights; believes that a multilateral approach to ensuring access to rare earth materials in humane circumstances is a requisite for achieving these goals;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Deplores, in this respect, the active involvement of European companies and international companies operating in the EU where repressive government policies against human rights activists and political dissidents with regards to digital rights, internet access and ICT are deployed; urges the Commission to exclude from EU procurement procedures and calls for tender companies engaged in such activities;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that mandates for multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, as well as the conduct of the negotiations themselves, are effectively conducive to the achievement of important objectives of the European Union, in particular the promotion of its values democracy and the rule of law, the completion of a true digital single market, and the respect for its development cooperation policy;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the structure of the internet is currently relatively unregulated and is governed through a multi- stakeholder approach; stresses the need for the EU to ensure that the multi-stakeholder model is inclusive and that small businesses as well as civil society actors and users are not overruled by a few large business and government players;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is concerned at the proposals by coalitions of governments and business seeking to introduce regulatory oversightrestrictions and increased governmental and private control over the internet and telecom operations;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Strongly supports the principle of net neutrality, namely that internet service providers do not block, discriminate against, impair or degrade, including through price, the ability of any person to use a service to access, use, send, post, receive or offer any content, application or service of their choice, irrespective of source or target;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to propose a new regulatory framework for e- commerce, as well as an updatecross border online trade, a revision of the Information Society Directive 2001/29/EC to ensure predictability and flexibility in the copyright regime of the European Union, and a revision of the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED), which would balance the need for copyright reform and protection with the need to protect fundamental rights online and preserve the open internet and would serve as a basis for IPR provisions and commitments in future FTAs;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission and Council to unequivocally recognise digital freedoms as fundamental rights and as indispensable prerequisites for enjoying universal human rights such as privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and access to information and ensuring transparency and accountability in public life;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission and Council to support, train and empower human rights defenders, civil society activists and independent journalists and ensure their security and freedom online, and to assert the fundamental rights of privacy, free expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of association online;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Urges the Council and Commission to include, in accession negotiations and negotiations of framework agreements with third countries, human rights dialogues, trade negotiations and all forms of contact relating to human rights, conditionality clauses stipulating the need to respectguarantee and preservepect unrestricted access to the internet, digital freedoms and human rights online;