# Strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet

European Parliament procedure 2008/2160(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee CULT / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 84 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2008-12-16 and 2009-01-29.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet. The amendments address the Internet as a tool for democratic participation, e-campaigning, e-voting and freedom of expression, privacy and data protection, surveillance, cybercrime and identity theft, the right to delete personal data, e-illiteracy and access, intellectual property, the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and Directive 95/46/EC.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Stavros LAMBRINIDIS | Greece | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28576.md |
| Inger SEGELSTRÖM | Sweden | PSE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28129.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Alexander Nuno PICKART ALVARO | Germany | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28246.md |
| Eva-Britt SVENSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28134.md |
| Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS | France | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22859.md |
| Claude MORAES | United Kingdom | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4519.md |
| Kathalijne Maria BUITENWEG | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4504.md |
| Bill NEWTON DUNN | United Kingdom | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1394.md |
| Jules MAATEN | Netherlands | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4501.md |
| Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT | Netherlands | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28176.md |
| Urszula GACEK | Poland | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39763.md |
| Baroness Sarah LUDFORD | United Kingdom | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4529.md |

## Official source documents

- PE416.643: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.643+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE419.843: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-419.843+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2160-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2160-INI.json

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