US forces EU to hide ACTA draft agreement

Posted on Thursday, September 02 2010 @ 20:02 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

EurActiv reports US government officials are refusing their European colleagues to publish the latest draft of the global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) online:

American officials blocked European attempts to publish the latest draft of the global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on an EU website after a Washington-based round of negotiations in August.

The European Commission, which has been feeling the heat from lobby groups and the European Parliament for greater transparency in the negotiations, debriefed MEPs on the August negotiations yesterday (1 September).

MEPs have been demanding to see the full negotiating text as they will be asked to give ACTA their consent in a vote later this year.

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