# Digital freedom strategy in EU foreign policy

European Parliament procedure 2012/2094(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 175 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2012-07-23 and 2012-09-27.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a digital freedom strategy in EU foreign policy. The amendments address the internet and ICTs as enablers of freedom of expression, information, assembly and human rights, their use for repression through censorship, surveillance and tracking of activists, companies collaborating with authoritarian regimes, corporate social responsibility, mainstreaming digital freedoms in EU external action under the High Representative and EEAS, and bridging the digital divide.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Marek SIWIEC | Poland | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28380.md |
| Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL | Germany | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1055.md |
| Paweł ZALEWSKI | Poland | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96777.md |
| Indrek TARAND | Estonia | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97136.md |
| Syed KAMALL | United Kingdom | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33569.md |
| Niccolò RINALDI | Italy | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97229.md |
| Christofer FJELLNER | Sweden | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28126.md |
| Tunne KELAM | Estonia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28424.md |
| Bernd LANGE | Germany | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1909.md |
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Amelia ANDERSDOTTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/108570.md |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28219.md |
| Andrzej GRZYB | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23785.md |
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |

## Official source documents

- PE494.563: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-494.563+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.512: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.512+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2094-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2094-INI.json

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