The European Parliament today voted on a resolution that demands transparency in the ACTA negotiations, and that the Commission puts all papers on the table.

The resolution was carried by 633 votes in favour, 13 against, and 16 abstentions.

Epic win! 🙂

At last, the elected representatives in the parliament have sent a strong message. We have shown that we do not accept secrecy. We have shown that we are prepared to stand up for a free internet open to everybody.

And we have shown that the European Parliament is not a door mat.

But this is just the beginning. This is a resolution by a virtually unanimous parliament, but it is not formally binding for the Commission. If they want to ignore us, they technically can. Then we will have to fight on.

And once we do get access to the documents, the fight over the content of the agreement will begin in earnest. This was a big win, but it was only a battle. Most of the war remains.

But today, we have every reason to be happy.

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Update: Unofficial consolidated version of the resolution

Press release by the Green group

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Andra som skriver om omröstningen: DN, SvD, Nyheter24.se, Piratpartiet, Hax, Liberal och långsint, ProjO, Daniel Holm, Svensk Myndighetskontroll,

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