Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Jul 2012 12:59 UTC
While our beloved readers from the United States celebrate their independence (have a good one, guys and girls), the European Parliament has just voted against ACTA with an absolutely overwhelming majority: 478 against ACTA, 39 in favour (and 165 abstentions). I'm raising a coffee to this one, kids.
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RE[3]: Hold the fireworks...
by cyrilleberger on Thu 5th Jul 2012 06:29
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RE[4]: Hold the fireworks...
by B. Janssen on Thu 5th Jul 2012 08:25
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"Once assembled, only the 1st commisioner can dismss another commissioner. So to get rid if De Gucht pester Barroso.
Yeah, sure, because Barroso the ultra-liberal, ultra-atlantist guy is going to rmemove De Gucht over ACTA ? "
I didn't say it would work, but that's one of two ways how you can get rid of a commissioner. The other is to fully replace the *whole* commission through a vote of no confidence by the parliament. Sounds more likely? Didn't think so.
RE[4]: Hold the fireworks...
by Soulbender on Thu 5th Jul 2012 09:11
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I guess my short blurb was misleading. What De Gucht meant was that he will start a new attempt to get ACTA (modified or not) ratified after the European Court decided on the compatibility of ACTA with the EU body of law, whatever the parliament decides now. That's within the law and not very different from what is happening in normal national legislation. OK, normally failed laws are dropped or sneaked in as a hidden addendum to some other legislation. De Gucht chose to be more defiant or maybe ACTA is just too big to ride on the undercard.
To explain the EU setup post-Lisboa would be a little much at this point, but here is a very short version: the commission is roughly the executive branch while the parliament is the legislative branch. To create a law the commission must suggest it and the parliament must confirm it. De Gucht is one of 27 commissioners (1 commissioner per EU member). The commission is assembled by the 1st commisioner, currently Barroso, and confirmed by the parliament. One term is 4 years and the current term ends 2014. Once assembled, only the 1st commisioner can dismss another commissioner. So to get rid if De Gucht pester Barroso. You can contact him over his website: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/index_en.htm
Edited 2012-07-04 17:30 UTC