17.10.2009 ISPA fordert: EU Parlament soll Bürgerrechte verteidigen

17.10.2009 ISPA fordert: EU Parlament soll Bürgerrechte verteidigen

Nach dem fatalen Kompromiss beim Thema Netzneutralität am letzten Dienstag hat die europäische Assoziation der Internetprovider ISPA *) das EU Parlament aufgefordert endlich die Bürgerrechte zu verteidigen.

European Parliament should maintain its defence of citizens' Fundamental Rights

The European Association of Internet Service Providers (EuroISPA) urges
the European Parliament to continue to support citizens' Fundamental
Rights.

EuroISPA strongly supports the principles laid down by the amendment 138
as adopted by the European Parliament in its second reading with an
overwhelming majority. We believe that unrestricted access to the
Internet is an integral part of Fundamental Freedoms, providing a secure
business environment and protecting citizens' civil liberties.

Any restriction of an individual to those rights should only be taken
following a prior judicial ruling. Only a court can guarantee a
proportionate, balanced decision, respectful of the Fundamental Rights
of Information, Privacy and Communication.

Being a matter of Fundamental Rights for European citizens and
businesses, it would be unwise to give Member States excessive scope
regarding the application of the relevant rules. Otherwise, there is a
considerable risk of varying and arbitrary implementation, the result of
which would damage both citizens' rights and the Single Market.

EuroISPA urges the European Parliament to fully respect the democratic
mandate received from European citizens' and defend the principles laid
down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights on Freedom of Expression and
Information and the European Convention for Human Rights.

For more information please see here

Mehr dazu hier http://www.euroispa.org/

*) EuroISPA is a pan European association of European Internet Services Providers Associations (ISPAs). It is the world's largest association of Internet Services Providers (ISPs), representing over 1700 ISPs across the EU and EFTA countries - including ISPs from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Romania and the UK.