Le Parlement Européen joue les libertés fondamentales des internautes
english De nombreux amendements déposés au paquet télécom vont être examinés par les eurodéputés ce 24 septembre.
Le nombre d’amendements, la complexité des textes, et le fait que certains amendements n’ont même pas été publiés nuisent au débat démocratique européen.
La Ligue Odebi dénonce une opacité comparable à celle qui existe en France, où le gouvernement négocie dans l’ombre le projet de loi “Riposte graduée” depuis des mois avec des industriels.
La Ligue craint de plus qu’hormis pour les groupes Green/GUE, les votes soient déjà secrètement négociés.
Odebi attire l’attention du public et des élus sur trois amendements très simples: le 133, le 138, et le 166.
Ces amendements rappellent simplement dans la loi européenne les droits fondamentaux des citoyens, qui ne doivent pas subir une surveillance de masse, une atteinte à leur vie privée, à leur liberté d’expression et d’information, ou à leur droit d’accès à un juge indépendant et impartial.
Que les choses soient très claires : soit les eurodéputés votent ces amendements garantissant les droits fondamentaux des citoyens européens, soit ils votent contre. Dans ce dernier cas, ils ne feraient qu’illustrer de façon éclatante la vision que de nombreux citoyens ont de l’Europe: celle d’un supermarché législatif où les lobbies négocient dans l’ombre des lois dédiées à la défense de leurs intérêts économiques, au mépris des droits fondamentaux des citoyens, et avec la complicité d’un certain nombre d’élus.
De tels comportements de collaboration avec les lobbies sont la raison même du point d’arrêt que subit la construction européenne.
Odebi, co-organisateur [1] de la journée d’action internationale Freedom not Fear [2] du 11 octobre prochain appelle toutes les organisations participantes à porter une attention toute particulière au vote de ces amendements, et appelle les organisations des pays européens ne participant pas encore à Freedom not fear à rejoindre cette mobilisation internationale afin de mieux lutter contre les attaques que l’Internet et les droits fondamentaux subissent actuellement.
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La Ligue Odebi
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[1] Freedom not fear France: http://www.HumanRights21.org
[2] Freedom not fear international: http://www.freedom-not-fear.eu
Amendment 133/rev
Eva-Britt Svensson
on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
Report
Catherine Trautmann
Electronic communications networks and services
COM(2007)0697 – C6-0427/2007 – 2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point (24a) new
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 25a (new)
(24a) The following Article is inserted:
“Article 25a
Internet filtering
Member States shall ensure that no technology may be mandated by competent authorities which would facilitate surveillance of internet users, such as technologies that mirror or monitor the user´s actions and/or interfere with operations of the user’s network activity for the benefit of a third party (known as “filtering”).”.
Amendment 138
Guy Bono, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Zuzana Roithová and others
Report A6-0321/2008
Catherine Trautmann
Electronic communications networks and services
COM(2007)0697 – C6-0427/2007 – 2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8 - point e a (new)
Directive 2002/21/EC
(ea) In paragraph 4, point (ga) is added:
Article 8 - paragraph 4 - point g a (new)
“(ga) applying the principle that no restriction may be imposed on the rights and freedoms of end-users, notably in accordance with Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union on freedom of expression and information, without a prior ruling by the judicial authorities, except where dictated by force majeure or by the requirements of preserving network integrity and security, and subject to national provisions of criminal law imposed for reasons of public policy, public security or public morality.”.
Justification:
The judicial authority is the guardian of freedoms. Except where dictated by force majeure or by the requirements of preserving network integrity and security, and subject to national criminal law (particularly concerning the transmission of child pornography, racist content, etc.) any restriction on the rights and freedoms of end users may only be decided by the judicial authority.
Amendment 166
Eva-Britt Svensson, Marco Rizzo
on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
A6-03181166
Report A6-0318/2008
Malcolm Harbour
Electronic communications networks and services, protection of privacy and consumer
protection
COM(2007)0698 - C6-042012007 - 2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 - point 19 a (new)
Directive 2002/22/EC
Article 32 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission Amendment
Thefollowing Article 32a shall be added:
“Article 32a
Access to content, services and applications
Member States shall ensure that any restrictions to users’ rights to access content, services and applications, if they are necessary, shall he implemented hy appropriate measures, in accordance with the principles of proportionality, effectiveness and dissuasiveness. These measures shall not have the effect of hindering the development of the information society, in compliance with Directive 2000/31/EC, and shall not conflict with citizens’ fundamental rights, including the right to privacy and the right to due process. ”
Justification:
Any general mandate to allow for the monitoring and/or filtering of electronic communications goes counter existing European legislation, which expressly excludes any general obligation to monitor the networks (Directive 2000/311EC on Electronic commerce, article 15). The pursuing of illegal activities, which could be brought as a justification to correct users access of content, shall be duly balanced with the principle of protection of privacy, and more particularly with the principle of protection of personal data (Directive 95/46/EC, Directive 2002/58/EC). Any procedure undertaken towards individuals suspected of illegal activity on the Internet should be subject to judicial scrutiny, so that the right of due process is duly respected. The respect of citizens fundamental rights and of the European law acquis on electronic commerce and on users e-privacy shall be considered as core elements to encourage the social, economic and technological growth and innovation within the information society. The development of the information society is profoundly rooted in the Internet’s end-to-end nature and architecture, which itself needs to be safe-guarded and recognised as the engine of innovation it has proven to be.