ACTA, l’Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ou Accord commercial anti-contrefaçon, est signé le 26 janvier par l’Union européenne. Une signature contestée, précédée et suivie de nombreuses manifestations et oppositions. Pourquoi ?
Tokyo, 26 janvier 2012, l’Union européenne…
It seems that the much-debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) may very well be an agreement that is dead in the water. For several weeks now, the controversy surrounding this agreement has raised some strong and…
Last week, the Trade Commissioner De Gucht, the same who recently declared he was “not afraid of the anti-ACTA demonstrations”, went on to explain why, considering the wave of criticism on ACTA, he is now…
Brussels, February 29th, 2012 – The European Parliament may be adopting a strong political line on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), despite the EU Commission’s attempt to buy time and defuse the debate. Due to…
Ils sont près de deux millions et demi à vouloir tourner le dos à ACTA. Près de deux millions et demi, c’est le nombre de signatures collectées par l’organisation Avaaz. Elle a remis la pétition…
Brussels, February 27th, 2012 – Despite an attempt from the Commission to buy time and defuse the political debate, important meetings will take place this week in the European Parliament to decide on the future…
Devant la levée de bouclier de la société civile et d’une partie de la classe politique, la Commission européenne a décidé de soumettre le traité ACTA à la Cour européenne de Justice afin de valider…
Parmi eux, bon nombre « d’Anoymous », reconnaissables à leur masque mais « pas que », précisent les manifestants. « Ce mouvement est avant tout citoyen ». Environ 150 personnes se sont retrouvées place Bretagne…
No more than 150 Bulgarians joined the second protest against the controversial international Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ACTA, held on Saturday in the capital Sofia.
The rally was held under the initiative of “No to ACTA,” and…
So far, ACTA has raised many concerns among European citizens who have voiced their concerns online and in the streets. A global day of protest on Feb. 11 has already garnered headlines, and a second…