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EU ACTA Chief Resigns

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-this-treaty-and-shove-it dept.

bs0d3 writes "The EU ACTA chief has resigned, saying, 'This agreement might have major consequences on citizens' lives, and still, everything is being done to prevent the European Parliament from having its say in this matter. That is why today, as I release this report for which I was in charge, I want to send a strong signal and alert the public opinion about this unacceptable situation. I will not take part in this masquerade.' 22 EU members signed the controversial ACTA treaty Thursday in Tokyo."

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  1. Re:Why can't more politicians do this? by gutnor · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What is the difference with other politicians really ? He apologized at the end, after he screwed everyone ? That is even worse IMO than a politician that is convinced he is doing something good: this one completed something that was against his opinion without complaining until it was too late.

  2. Re:Another politician with half a brain? by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    That's not how I understand it. I think you got misled by the misleading title of TFA/TFS. He's not the 'EU ACTA Chief'. He was the European Parliament's rapporteur on ACTA. His job was to investigate the issue and produce a report on it.

    In other news, rapporteur on the Holocaust concludes in his 1946 report that it was a Bad Thing.

    He's a little fucking late, don't you think?

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