The reasons for why the European Parliament rejected ACTA are complicated. I believe it doesn't have to do with neither the content nor the transparency in the process. The European Parliament routinely approves legal texts which go in the same line as ACTA and generally lacks a diversity and balance in the debate on copyright which they themselves are unable to recognise or acknowledge.
They also routinely approve trade agreements for which transparency in the negotiation process was very low.
The rejection of ACTA was an impulse of populism - okay, okay, we reject, now leave us alone. Unfortunately, it will be a very difficult battle to maintain that feeling in the parliament afterwards and we already have difficulties coming across.
The reasons for why the European Parliament rejected ACTA are complicated. I believe it doesn't have to do with neither the content nor the transparency in the process. The European Parliament routinely approves legal texts which go in the same line as ACTA and generally lacks a diversity and balance in the debate on copyright which they themselves are unable to recognise or acknowledge.
They also routinely approve trade agreements for which transparency in the negotiation process was very low.
The rejection of ACTA was an impulse of populism - okay, okay, we reject, now leave us alone. Unfortunately, it will be a very difficult battle to maintain that feeling in the parliament afterwards and we already have difficulties coming across.