Some EU member states, such as Germany, said that they don’t want to make any decision on ACTA, pushing the political pressure towards the European Parliament, awaiting their approval.

The Belgian and Croatian government are taking a whole different stance, conducting their own impact study and holding a public debate.

The Croatian Parliament signed a law (Narodne Novine Br. 12/12 ^[Croatian]) on 20 January 2012, that went into effect on 26 January 2012. This act reintroduces the 6% tax ^[Croatian] on mobile network services due to the ongoing troubling financial situation in Croatia.