Freedom of information in Italy

Greens/EFA motion for resolution

Greens/EFA consider that the freedom to receive and communicate information without interference of the state authorities is a fundamental principle on which the European Union has been founded and an essential element of democracy as well as pluralism of information media. It is urgent for the EU to define key minimum standards in order to invite Member States to safeguard and promote freedom of information as well as pluralism.

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InternationalStrasbourg 03.07.2006

Freedom of expression on the internet

Greens/EFA motion for a resolution

Freedom of expression is a key element of the EU's policy in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries. Greens/EFA call on the EU to take all necessary measures vis-à-vis the authorities of the concerned countries for the immediate release of all detained Internet users.

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CultureBrussels 01.06.2006

Television without Frontiers Directive

A cornerstone of the European Union's audiovisual policy

The "Television without Frontiers" Directive rests on two basic principles: the free movement of European television programmes within the internal market and the so called "broadcasting quotas" which commit the TV stations to reserve half of their broadcasting time for European works.

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European UnionBrussels 09.05.2006

European Union - Copyright: Alexander Briel

Europe Day

Greens/EFA launch new .eu address

The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament has chosen the occasion of Europe Day, 9 May, to announce the launch of its new .eu address.The domain can only serve to strengthen awareness of European identity.

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InternationalStrasbourg 14.02.2006

Publication of cartoons satirising the Muslim Prophet Muhammad

Greens/EFA motion for a resolution on the right to freedom of speech and respect for religious beliefs

Greens/EFA call on public actors to act with responsibility, refraining from actions that are deliberately aimed at hurting the sensibility of religions and cultures and thereby leading to intolerance and ask the media to contribute to a de-escalation ...

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EconomyBrussels 01.06.2005

Save our Software

Prevent Software Patents through the back-door - Use our leaflet!

No patents on software as such – that‘s the consensus all parties seemingly agreed upon. For this to be realised the directive on patentability of computer-implemented inventions must draw a clear line between software and technical contribution. We want patents on technical inventions only. (pdf)

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InternationalBrussels 16.02.2005

The European Dream – America's nightmare?

Panel discussion with the US-author Jeremy Rifkin scrutinizes the big visions

Are some Europeans creating a radical new dream? Is the EU really a new beacon of light in a troubled world, as Jeremy Rifkin suggests? Or is European culture too pessimistic, as EU-commissioner Pascal Lamy replies? Read the reports on the panel discussion with these and other exciting participants!

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EconomyBrussels 01.04.2004

Position on Software Patents

Computer implemented inventions must not be protected by patents

Software patents are much more than a technical issue. It is an issue of culture and knowledge. Software patents would open the door to patenting knowledge for the first time in the EU. This would be a dangerous precedent. We support the protection of software by means of the copyright.

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