6 Amendments of Matthias GROOTE related to 2009/2225(INI)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of continuingstepping up efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all citizens and consumers, through the promotion of equal, network- neutral access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next-generation infrastructure; emphasises that this requires policies that promote access on fair terms and at competitive prices for all communities, irrespective of location, thereby ensuring that no European citizen faces exclusion;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes firmly that the protection of privacy constitutes a core value and that all users shouldmust have control of their personal data, including the ‘right to be forgotten’; calls therefore for the adaptation of the Data Protection Directive to the current digital environment;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on all Member States to guarantee freedom of information and freedom of expression for users and, even in combating internet crime, to refrain from violating these fundamental rights through measures such as internet blocking;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists on safeguarding an open Internet, where citizens have the right to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice is made possible for all users and providers to have information transmitted neutrally and on a footing of equality over subnetworks belonging to others, irrespective of the recipient, the sender or the content of the data; calls on the Commission, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) to monitor closely and enforce the harmonised implementation of the 'net neutrality' provisions;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises the need to develop the free circulation of content and knowledge and to achieve, by 2015, a simple, consumer-friendly legal framework for accessing digital content in Europe, which would give certainty to consumers and ensure robust solutions that are balanced and attractive for users and rights-holders; urges the EU, on the basis of new technological developments, to accelerate the debate on copyright and to establish an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013, while preserving users' freedom of expression and information;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that, alongside consistent deployment of ICT, it is essential to promote ICT research excellence in order to further reduce energy consumption and damage to the environment by the production and disposal of ICT equipment and foster public and private investment in high-risk, collaborative ICT research and innovation; stresses that Europe should be at the cutting edge in the development of Internet technologies and ICT low-carbon applicatapplications which make sparing use of energy and resources and produce low carbon dioxide emissions; proposes that the EU ICT research budget be doubled and that the budget for ICT take-up be multiplied by four in the next Financial Perspective;