ACTA to be Voted on Tomorrow in Europe

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is suppose to be voted on tomorrow in the European parliament. Many observers are saying that it is looking very doubtful that the controversial agreement will survive, but opponents to the agreement are taking no chances and are urging European citizens to help fuel the final push to defeat ACTA once and for all. Whether you are for or against ACTA, one thing is clear for everyone who is watching this – this is going to be a vote that is years in the making and could easily affect the future of the agreement on the world stage as well. Last month, the International Trade committee (INTA) made a critical vote on the agreement and ultimately voted to recommend against ratification. It marked the fifth out of five committees recommending against ratification. Some observers say that this effectively makes the recommendation unanimous in that Europe should not ratify ACTA. After that critical vote that led to the negative vote on ACTA, Europeans celebrated what some have called a “victory for European democracy”

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