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On Thursday, 5 July, members of the European Parliament rejected a draft mandate to allow the EP committee responsible to start negotiations with national ministers on the updating of the law d & # 39; author.
The EP Information Office in Latvia informed that there were 278 MEPs in plenary session, but 318 MEPs opposed and abstained by 31 votes. As a result, the draft terms of reference approved by the Legal Affairs Committee on 20 June were rejected.
In September, Parliament will consider and vote on the amendments to Parliament's position.
In accordance with the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure, at least 10% of the members (76) can oppose the negotiating mandate approved by the committee and request a vote in plenary.
BACKGROUND:
Wikipedia provisionally denied access to his articles in Latvian and other languages, protesting against the Copyright Directive to be examined by the European Parliament (EP). Wikipedia's public statement states that the changes endanger freedom online and deny access to the Web by creating new barriers, filters and restrictions.
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