ACTA Is DEAD After European Parliament Vote

This is a day of celebration. This is the day when citizens of Europe and the world won over unelected bureaucrats who were being wooed and lobbied by the richest corporations of the planet. The battleground wasn’t some administrative office, but the representatives of the people – the European Parliament – which decided in the end to do its job beautifully, and represent the people against special interests. The road to today’s victory was hard and by no means certain. 478 against, 39 in favor and 165 abstentions What lead us here?

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ACTA Is DEAD After European Parliament Vote

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