Liberal Democrat MEP, Diana Wallis, has told the European Parliament's legal affairs committee that it must reconsider moves to make Internet traders liable for damages in all 15 member states. But many analysts, lawyers and industry figures have...
The European Parliament is also facing criticism over a 2001 directive on copyright. The proposed directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights, earlier set for a vote in a Thursday plenary session, is now scheduled for discussion on...
The draft directive on the enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights was set for a vote in the European Parliament on 11 September, but was delayed until early November, then until this week. The European Parliament approved a directive on...
The French government had said it would call for a delay in order to hold additional consultations, according to a spokesman, citing the "difference in approach" to the directive of the Commission and the European Parliament.
The directive had been scheduled for a 9 February vote in a plenary session of the European Parliament, but was delayed in order to hammer out a compromise. The Parliament hopes to approve the directive before June, when new member states will join...
The European Parliament has been debating EU Telecoms reform proposals ahead of a vote later this month which could usher in an era of fibre broadband for European citizens and mandatory data breach reporting for the continent's operators.