# Internet governance: the next steps

European Parliament procedure 2009/2229(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CULT / IMCO / ITRE / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 137 committee amendments tabled by 35 Members between 2010-02-02 and 2010-05-19.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on internet governance and its next steps. The amendments treat the internet as a global public good requiring multi-stakeholder governance, address bodies such as ICANN, the IETF and Regional Internet Registries, oppose censorship, filtering and state blocking, protect fundamental rights, data protection and privacy, and call for measures on cybercrime, child protection, network security and promotion of the .eu domain.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN | Germany | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28241.md |
| Francisco SOSA WAGNER | Spain | NI | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97170.md |
| Philippe LAMBERTS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96648.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Constance LE GRIP | France | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101580.md |
| Nessa CHILDERS | Ireland | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96603.md |
| Ivailo KALFIN | Bulgaria | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96807.md |
| Iosif MATULA | Romania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95017.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Lena EK | Sweden | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28127.md |
| Catherine TRAUTMANN | France | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1129.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA | Spain | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28390.md |
| Matthias GROOTE | Germany | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34728.md |

## Official source documents

- PE438.393: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-438.393+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE439.948: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-439.948+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.184: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.184+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE441.224: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-441.224+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE442.812: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-442.812+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2229-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2229-INI.json

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