Re: [Fsfe-uk] Next steps the EC

[Bernhard Kaindl]

Hi,
   it is NOT correct that the proposal is withdrawn completely. I has
not been put on the final genda of this past plenary week for Strasbourg,
but nothing more.

Only the commisison can withdraw a proposal:

http://www2.europarl.eu.int/omk/sipade2?PUBREF=-//EP//TEXT+RULES-EP+20030201+RULE-068+DOC+XML+V0//EN&HNAV=Y

We have to assume strongly, that it will show up on the agenda of the second
Strasbourg session of September. If it will not, we will have another small
victory achived.

Find the sessions in the calendar of the europarl:
http://www.europarl.eu.int/plenary/cal2003_en.pdf

The draft agenda of the upcoming plenary week(Sept. 22-25) is put together
next Thursday in the meeting of the presidents of the political groups:

http://www.europarl.eu.int/orgpresi/default_en.htm
there, go: "Conference of Presidents" -> Meetings

Bernhard

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Rina e Corrado On BTOpenworld wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> after the withdrawal of the McCarthy proposal, I think it would be wise to
> keep the pressure moderately high, in order to avoid possible "sneaking
> through" of new dangerous proposals and in order to promote a EU regulation
> fully compatible with the value promoted by the FSF.
>
> I think a proactive behaviour could surprise and disrupt the standard patterns
> (that is "they propose we protest, they propose we protest, they propose we
> protest ...." ...:-)...), and in any case we will arrive to the next
> appointments with a strategy and clear ideas in mind.
>
> What are the next steps we could undertake?
>
> Corrado & Rina
>
>
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Bernhard
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