14 DAY TRIAL // Today, March 27, the European Parliament (EP) took a vote on whether or not to refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
As a result of the vote, the EU Commission’s suggestion to send ACTA over to the Court of Justice will not be taken into consideration and the Parliament will decide the treaty’s fate this summer, as initially planned.
According to La Quadrature du Net, if the EP would have agreed to send ACTA to the ECJ the final vote would have been delayed by 18 months.
"The Commission and the rapporteur's tricks have been avoided, and the Parliament can now proceed with its works on ACTA," said Jérémie Zimmermann of La Quadrature du Net.
"MEPs will have to shed the light on the democratic and political issues raised by ACTA, such as the extra-judicial measures aimed at stepping up the repression of online sharing."
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