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April 11, 2012

Event: Internet Freedom Seminar - 11 April 2012

Date: 11 April 2012 Location: European Parliament PHS5 B1 Speakers: Ben Wagner, European University Institute in Florence Kristo Lehtonen, Nokia Siemens Networks Luis Neves, Deutsche Telekom Antoan...

June 12, 2012

Event: Working Breakfast on Internet Freedom

Freedom House and MEP Marietje Schaake cordially invite you to a "Working Breakfast on Internet Freedom" June 21st from 8.00h – 9.30h in the Members Restaurant of the European Parliament Freedom House and MEP Mar...

April 11, 2012

Event: Internet Freedom Seminar - 11 April 2012

Date: 11 April 2012 Location: European Parliament PHS5 B1 Speakers: Ben Wagner, European University Institute in Florence Kristo Lehtonen, Nokia Siemens Networks Luis Neves, Deutsche Telekom Antoan...

June 14, 2011

Event: Nerds in the Parliament 2

Event date: 14 June 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP A5G1 Speakers: Ot van Daalen, Bits of Freedom Brenno de Winter, Freelance Journalist

June 14, 2011

Event: Nerds in the Parliament 2

Event date: 14 June 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP A5G1 Speakers: Ot van Daalen, Bits of Freedom Brenno de Winter, Freelance Journalist

June 1, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Internet Freedom as a criterion for EU accession

Parliamentary questions1 June 2011 E-005344/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Internet Freedom as a criterion for EU accession On Sunday 15 May...

February 28, 2013

Media: Activists criticise Internet freedom in Vietnam - New Europe

Stanislava Gaydazhieva, New Europe, 28.02.2013 The Vietnamese authorities are accused of an escalating assault on freedom of expression and criminalisation of bloggers and netizens in the country in a new report by th...

August 26, 2016

Event on Internet Freedom, 9-9-2016

On Friday 9 September, Marietje Schaake will take part in an event on Internet Freedom in Strasbourg. Draft programme8:30 Registration of participants and welcome coffee9:30 Opening and welcome by Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, S...

September 30, 2016

Video Ancillary Copyright and Internet Freedom event

Recording of the roundtable on ancillary copyright and internet freedom in the European Parliament on the 28th of September from 16.00 until 18.00, which included statements of MEP Marietje Schaa...

February 8, 2012

Event: Internet Freedom and Security in EU Foreign Policy: The Role of Business.

Event date: Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 Location:  European Parliament, room ASP 5G2   Speakers: Taylor Reynolds, OECD, Head of Unit Information Economy, speaking on corporate social responsibility, multinational ente...

February 8, 2012

Event: Internet Freedom and Security in EU Foreign Policy: The Role of Business.

Event date: Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 Location:  European Parliament, room ASP 5G2   Speakers: Taylor Reynolds, OECD, Head of Unit Information Economy, speaking on corporate social responsibility, multinational ente...

September 27, 2012

Media: Internet freedom in danger, report says - New Europe

Due to the large number of countries that are currently minimizing liberty on the internet, the US Freedom House has published the report Freedom on the Net 2012, which analyses the impact of new rules and laws that affe...

January 6, 2011

Media: #Tunisia: Why Europe should lead the protection of internet freedom #sidibouzid

By Marietje Schaake, 6.1.2011, www.i-policy.org While Europe celebrated Christmas and the New Year, an uprising began in Tunisia after a young man set himself on fire. The young generation who has lived under repressi...

March 25, 2014

Video: Controlling Surveillance: Export Controls as a Tool for Internet Freedom

On March 24th, Marietje Schaake spoke on a panel about export controls of surveillance technology on the invitation of the New America Foundation in Washington D.C. A video registration of the event can be watched below....

January 23, 2013

Event: OVSE Conferentie "Internet 2013 - Shaping policies to advance media freedom"

Tijdens deze tweedaagse conferentie in Wenen leidt Marietje Schaake een panel over “The future of copyright online”, waarin gesproken wordt over de balans tussen intellectueel eigendomsrecht en fundamentele vrijheden in...

April 16, 2015

Seminar "Press Freedom in Turkey"

Seminar "Press Freedom in Turkey"   Wednesday 22 April 2015, 15:30-18:00h European Parliament, Brussels Room PHS 5 B 001 The conference "Press Freedom in Turkey" will be available in live streaming from 15....

September 1, 2015

Written Questions on press freedom in Turkey

On September 1st, Marietje Schaake submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning press freedom in Turkey. Author: Marietje Schaake Subject: Press freedo...

February 20, 2019

A Conversation About Digital Platforms And Regulation, Part I + 2

PART 1from the the-view-from-the-eu dept Tue, Feb 19th 2019 12:04pm — Flemming Rose We are cross posting the following interview conducted by Danish journalist, Cato Institute Senior Fellow, and author of The Tyr...

April 16, 2015

Seminar "Press Freedom in Turkey"

Seminar "Press Freedom in Turkey"   Wednesday 22 April 2015, 15:30-18:00h European Parliament, Brussels Room PHS 5 B 001 The conference "Press Freedom in Turkey" will be available in live streaming from 15....

May 20, 2013

In Defense of Digital Freedom

This is a translation of an article originally published in Dutch in the International Spectator. Please find the Dutch version here. Cyber everywhere It is impossible to follow the news without being confronted wi...

September 8, 2016

Politico on freedom of panorama

Sharing a photograph of the Eiffel Tower at night on Facebook without paying for it could land you in hot water. Even if it’s just a holiday memento.Such quirks of EU copyright law will persist...

May 20, 2013

Event: Online Radicalisation and Digital Freedom

The European Foundation for Democracy in co-operation with Marietje Schaake MEP (ALDE, NL) would like to invite you to a panel discussion on: RADICALISATION AND THE INTERNET Online radicalisation and digital freedom...

April 4, 2017

Academic freedom in Hungary under threat

On April 3rd, together with MEP's Sophie in 't Veld, Nathalie Griesbeck, Cecilia Wikström, Guy Verhofstadt, Louis Michel, Petr Ježek, Angelika Mlinar, Enrique Calvet Chambon, Beatrice Becerra, Gérard Deprez, Maite Pagaza...

December 18, 2012

Event: OSCE Conference "Internet 2013 - Shaping policies to advance media freedom"

During this two-day event Marietje Schaake will chair a panel on "The future of copyright online”, discussing the balance between intellectual property rights and fundamental freedoms online. More information on the c...

May 20, 2013

Event: Online Radicalisation and Digital Freedom

The European Foundation for Democracy in co-operation with Marietje Schaake MEP (ALDE, NL) would like to invite you to a panel discussion on: RADICALISATION AND THE INTERNET Online radicalisation and digital freedom...

December 10, 2012

European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy

A large majority of the European Parliament today endorsed the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU's foreign policy. I'm very happy with the wide support my report received. The Parliament now unequivocally...

July 1, 2015

Safeguarding the freedom of panorama

The freedom of panorama allows people to share or post photographs or videos of works, such as works of architecture or sculpture, that are located in public places. Currently this freedom already exists in many – but no...

January 21, 2012

Media: Internet activists protest Megaupload arrests

After Thursday's raid and arrests, many are questioning the long reach of American copyright law. The legal action is the latest in a series of harsh tactics executed abroad from Washington, DC. By Cyrus Farivar, 21.1...

February 5, 2014

Media: Zaman on restrictions on digital freedom on Turkey (Turkish)

Zaman, 05.02.2014 AK Parti hükümetinin hızla Meclis’ten geçirerek yasalaştırmaya çalıştığı yeni internet yasa taslağı, Avrupa’da da endişe uyandırdı. AP’nin Hollandalı üyesi Schaake, tasarının Avrupa ilkelerini ihlal et...

July 17, 2012

Blog: "Stop Balkanizing the Internet" - Huffington Post

The government of Ethiopia has announced a ban on the use of a wide range of Internet communication services. According to reports, the draft Telecom Law criminalizes the use of Skype and other Voice over Internet Protoc...

September 22, 2016

Media freedom in Turkey

Marietje Schaake, in collaboration with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Friends of Turkey group, is hosting an event on the state of media freedom in Turkey with Erol Önderoğlu, RSF’s representative in Turkey sin...

October 28, 2015

Internet Governance Forum 2015

Internet Governance Forum 2015 From 9 to 13 November, Marietje Schaake will attend the tenth annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10 to 13 November. For the IGF 2015 meetin...

February 5, 2016

Global Commission on Internet Governance

From February 18-19, Marietje Schaake will attend the (private) meeting of the Global Commission on Internet Governance in California. The Global Commission on Internet Governance was established in Janu...

February 9, 2015

Plenary speech & Resolution on Internet Governance

On 9 February 2015, Marietje Schaake held a speech at the plenary debate concerning Internet Governance and the renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum. A resolution on the renewal of the mandate of th...

March 25, 2015

Parliamentary Questions on the Turkish internet bill

Marietje Schaake submitted parliamentary questions to the European Commission on a new Internet Bill that the Turkish Parliament adopted on the 19th of March. This bill, which is part of an omnibus bill that can only pas...

October 28, 2015

Internet Governance Forum 2015

Internet Governance Forum 2015 From 9 to 13 November, Marietje Schaake will attend the tenth annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in João Pessoa, Brazil, from 10 to 13 November. For the IGF 2015 meetin...

May 3, 2016

Blog: Europe must be credible advocate of press freedom

At a demonstration in Cairo, Egyptian policemen shot two journalists with rubber bullets. In China, journalist Wang Jing was sentenced to nearly five years in jail; her articles caused 'unrest'. She wrote about demonstra...

October 31, 2011

Parliamentary Question: China's Internet restriction policy

Parliamentary questions31 October 2011 E-009891/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: China's Internet restriction policy The United States is repor...

December 17, 2009

Plenary speech on Azerbaijan, freedom of expression

Marietje Schaake – Mr President, Azerbaijan is signatory to a number of partnerships with the EU. It is active in the neighbourhood policy as well as in the Eastern Partnership. This does not only relate to trade....

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on media freedom in the Euro-Mediterranean

There is a growing list of countries where governments target unrestricted access to the internet and information online through legislation. Reporting on human rights is done through internet by citizens. EU companies c...

April 27, 2015

2nd International Conference on Internet Science

2nd International Conference on Internet Science May 27-29 Keynote speech Marietje Schaake: May 28, 16:00 Flagey Building, Rue du Belvédère 27, Brussels The 2nd international conference on Internet Scienc...

May 7, 2015

Media (Project Syndicate) - Safeguarding the Open Internet

This article by Marietje Schaake appeared today on Project Syndicate. THE HAGUE – Proposals regarding Internet governance are bound to generate serious friction. The online world, after all, has provided enormous opport...

February 4, 2014

MEP: Turkish internet censorship violates EU rules

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Commission to take a strong position against proposed internet legislation in Turkey. Schaake: "These new laws strengthen the grip of the...

October 17, 2016

Montenegro shutdown of internet messaging services

Today MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ADLE) posed the following question to Vice-President of the European Commission Federica MogheriniCommissioner Hahn responded 4 months laterAnswer given by Mr Hahn on behalf of the Commiss...

July 9, 2015

The freedom to snap and share

Anyone who opened Wikipedia during the past weeks, saw landmark buildings such as the Eiffel tower or the Erasmus bridge, blacked out in pictures. Similarly, as Members of Parliament we received countless emails. Citizen...

March 6, 2015

Panel: 'The Internet Opportunity'

'The Internet Opportunity' Organised by EDiMA & CCIA March 24, 2015 | 08:30-12:45 Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels The Internet Opportunity is organised by EDiMA (the European Association...

April 27, 2015

2nd International Conference on Internet Science

2nd International Conference on Internet Science May 27-29 Keynote speech Marietje Schaake: May 28, 16:00 Flagey Building, Rue du Belvédère 27, Brussels The 2nd international conference on Internet Scienc...

March 9, 2011

Plenary speech on the 16th session of the United Nation Human Rights Council (Geneva, 28/2 - 25/3)

Mr President, the UN Human Rights Council has the potential to address the ever more urgent and elaborate human rights violations across the world in different countries – Iran, Belarus, Burma, Tunisia, Libya, etc.,...

March 7, 2019

Freedom of Expression Online and Offline

Written Questions by to the Commission submitted by Marietje Schaake With free expression and open media increasingly under pressure, the EU is a key global actor to strengthen these fundamental drivers of de...

April 29, 2015

Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber-security

Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber-security 'Human Rights, Freedom of Expression and the Internet' May 14-15 Columbia University We have reached an important juncture for many Internet policy issues...

March 6, 2015

Panel: 'The Internet Opportunity'

'The Internet Opportunity' Organised by EDiMA & CCIA March 24, 2015 | 08:30-12:45 Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels The Internet Opportunity is organised by EDiMA (the European Association...

May 20, 2010

Plenary speech on religious freedom in Pakistan

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Madam President, blasphemy laws in Pakistan, as various colleagues have pointed out, are easily abused by extremists as an excuse to use violence against religious or n...

April 18, 2014

Letter to Commissioner Kroes concerning internet governance

Strasbourg 17 April, 2014 Dear Commissioner Kroes, The challenges to safeguarding the open internet are growing. Decisions and responsibilities are increasingly in the hands of a diverse group of governments, compa...

June 11, 2013

Event: Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World

The School of Public Policy cordially invites you to a public lecture by MARIETJE SCHAAKE MEP, D66/ALDE Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World   Moderator: Thorsten Benner, Director, Global Public Policy Institu...

June 11, 2013

Event: Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World

 The School of Public Policy cordially invites you to a public lecture by MARIETJE SCHAAKE MEP, D66/ALDE Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World   Moderator: Thorsten Benner, Director, Global Public Policy Instit...

November 4, 2010

Parliamentary Question: Internet blocking

Parliamentary questions4 November 2010 E-9115/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE) , Alexander Alvaro (ALDE) and Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: Internet blocki...

November 11, 2015

Videos: Internet Governance Forum 2015

From 9 to 13 November, Marietje Schaake attended the 10th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in João Pessoa, Brazil. The programme of the Forum can be found here. On November 12, a joint declaration...

April 18, 2014

MEP: European leadership crucial in internet future

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Union to show leadership and strive to increase freedom for internet users. Next week, an important summit will be held in Brazil to disc...

May 14, 2014

Event: Stockholm Internet Forum

From May 27th to 29th Marietje Schaake will attend the annual Stockholm Internet Forum to discuss how freedom and openness on the internet can promote economic and social development worldwide. Ahead of the Internet F...

April 29, 2015

Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber-security

Conference on Internet Governance & Cyber-security 'Human Rights, Freedom of Expression and the Internet' May 14-15 Columbia University We have reached an important juncture for many Internet policy issues...

April 10, 2017

Blocking of internet access by authorities in Cameroon

Today, Marietje Schaake submitted the following questions to High-Representative Federica Mogherini on the blocking of the internet in parts of Cameroon since January 2017. Since January 17th 2017, access to the internet...

September 20, 2012

Press release: Dutch MEP Schaake helms Parliamentary inquiry into global press and media freedom

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) has been appointed to bring forward a formal report on press and media freedom in the world. The report aims to strategize and optimize the EU’s efforts to...

February 19, 2013

Liberal MEP: "Where is EU internet ambassador Zu Guttenberg?"

Marietje Schaake, Dutch member of the European Parliament (D66 /ALDE), has asked European Commissioner for Europe's Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes what has been accomplished by the "No Disconnect Strategy" in the first yea...

May 29, 2013

Media: Crisis Threatens Media Freedom in Europe - Internal Voices

Media freedom in Europe is increasingly under threat as a result of the economic crisis, says a report released by human rights organisation Freedom House.Gabriela Belmar-Valencia, Internal Voice, 29.05.2013 The US-...

November 12, 2015

Internet Governance Forum 2015: Joint Declaration

From 9-13 November Marietje Schaake attends the Internet Governance Forum 2015 in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. Please find here the videos of the panels that Marietje Schaake participated in. This is the Joint Decl...

April 18, 2013

Plenary speech on freedom of expression in Vietnam

The Parliament debated the restrictions on freedom of expression and digital freedoms in Vietnam. Marietje has been vocal in addressing the policies of the Vietnamese government and initiated a Resolution that was adopte...

November 6, 2012

Digital freedom priority in EU foreign policy

Digital freedoms - safe access to an open and uncensored Internet - should be among the key priorities in EU Foreign Policy. Today the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament endorsed the own initiative repo...

September 24, 2012

Media: The Need for an EU Digital Freedom Strategy - New Europe

23.9.2012, New Europe After violent protests by extremists in reaction to the "Innocence of Muslims" video, the question whether or not YouTube should take the video offline is fiercely debated. While laws are made on...

June 22, 2012

Press release: Freedom of expression: EU should learn from Iceland

"Europe must protect freedom of expression and press following the example of Iceland" said Marietje Schaake (D66, NL) during today's ALDE seminar on " Censorship and Self censorship" hosted with Alexander Lambsdorff (FD...

May 23, 2013

Event: Launch Freedom of the Press Report 2013

What is the status of press and media freedom in the world? What opportunities and challenges arise? Which countries have made progress towards an independent press? Freedom House and the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung will...

September 24, 2012

Event: Internet Governance Forum in Baku

Marietje Schaake will attend the seventh Internet Governance Forum in Baku (Azerbaijan, the main multi-stakeholder platform on public policy issues related to Internet governance. She will speak during various workshops...

June 21, 2016

GCIG Report - One Internet

An open, secure and inclusive internet urgently requires more leadershipToday, the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) presented its Final 'One Internet' Report, with recommendations to keep the Internet open...

May 24, 2018

Video: Press freedom in Iran

On 24 May, Marietje Schaake hosted a discussion in the European Parliament at the occassion of the launch of the special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): On the table: Why now is the time to sway Rou...

April 7, 2015

Media (CNN) - Schaake: Turkey internet blockade is bad for business

On April 5, Marietje Schaake joined CNN's Quest Means Business, stating that the blocking of social media by Turkey will have a chilling effect on investment. "We have seen many political interventions already in Turke...

November 21, 2012

Event: Speech 15 Years Internet Society the Netherlands

Marietje Schaake will give a keynote speech on digital freedom in the EU's foreign policy during the event celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Dutch Internet Society. During the event the Internet Society Awards for...

May 16, 2018

Press freedom in Iran: panel discussion

On Thursday 24 May, Marietje Schaake is hosting a event at the occassion of the launch of the report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ):  On the table: Why now is the time to sway Rouhani to meet hi...

May 24, 2011

Media: Action against Turkey's Internet ban demanded in Europe

A member of the European Parliament submitted questions Tuesday to the European Commission regarding Internet restrictions in Turkey.By İpek Yezdani, 24.5.2011, www.hurriyetdailynews.com Marietje Schaake, a member of...

February 12, 2014

MEP calls for debate on internet governance Europe

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), calls for a debate in the European Parliament on internet governance and what the EU's strategy should be. "Safeguarding the open internet faces more and mo...

July 5, 2010

Parliamentary Question: Growing threats to freedom of information and media freedom in EU Member States and action planned by the Commission

Parliamentary questions5 July 2010 O-0103/2010 Question for oral answer to the Commission Rule 115 Sophia in 't Veld, Renate Weber, Sonia Alfano, Nathalie Griesbeck, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Marietje Schaake, Leoni...

April 13, 2011

Turkish PM Erdoğan rebuffs criticism over press freedom

Mounting a fierce defense of Turkey’s moves to arrest journalists and confiscate an unpublished manuscript, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told a European body that the written words seized by police posed a serious...

October 5, 2016

Vice: Iranians Are Cut Off from the Internet Economy

Ali Bangi is co-director of ASL19 (Farsi for Article 19), an organization that helps Iranians bypass internet censorship in Iran. He may be found on Twitter @alibangi. Nico Saldias is a P...

November 9, 2011

Media: Euro team to question Turkish media, internet

A delegation from the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) will hold talks today and tomorrow with Turkish officials concerning the state of Internet and media freedom as well as the constitution-makin...

September 18, 2012

Own initiative report on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy (2012/2094(INI)) The European Parliament, –    having regard to the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council of...

October 10, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Internet disconnection laws in Europe

Parliamentary questions10 October 2011 E-008794/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Internet disconnection laws in Europe   Via the press(1), it h...

May 3, 2013

Official UNESCO Press Freedom Day 2013 video - including Marietje

May Chidiac, journalist and laureate of UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, Marietje Schaake, member of the European Parliament and Anothai Udomsilp, Director of the Thai Academic Institute of Public Media e...

January 28, 2011

Letter to HR/VP C. Ashton about internet disconnection in Egypt

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June 13, 2013

Media: Press freedom necessary for democracy - New Europe

EU must set standards for worldwide press freedom as it is essential for the preservation of democracy and checks on the three branches of power.Karafillis Giannoulis, New Europe, 13.06.2013 On 13 June, during the ple...

February 6, 2014

Media: “İnternet sansürü AB kurallarını ihlal ediyor” - CNN Türk (Turkish)

Avrupa Parlementosu Milletvekili Marietje Schaake, Avrupa Komisyonu’na çağrıda bulunarak Türkiye’deki internet yasası karşısında sert duruş sergilenmesini istedi. Avrupa Komisyonu Üyesi Stefan Füle'nin sözcüsü Peter Stan...

February 5, 2016

New Alliances in Cybersecurity, Human Rights & Internet Governance (Stanford University)

New Alliances in Cybersecurity, Human Rights  & Internet Governance February 17, 2016 Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Freeman Spogli Institute Stanford University Invitation only | More info...

November 21, 2017

Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace call to protect the core of the internet

NEW DELHI, Nov. 21, 2017, The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) today released a call to action by all Internet stakeholders to safeguard the general availability and integrity of the Internet. GCS...

April 17, 2018

Freedom of speech concerns related to Tanzania´s new online content regulation

The new “electronic and postal communications (online content) regulation” in Tanzania  introduces an annual licensing fee of approximately 930 dollars for those wanting to have an online blog in Tanzania wheras the...

June 18, 2012

ALDE statement on hearing on freedom of Bulgarian media

ALDE Press release, 18.06.2012 The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament is a long-standing promoter of human rights and civil liberties inside the European Union and be...

December 1, 2011

Media: RNW: EU fund against internet censorship

The European Parliament has created a fund to protect internet freedom outside the European Union.The money will be used to teach foreign bloggers, online journalists and human rights activists how to defend themselves a...

February 6, 2014

MEP: Europe must prioritize human rights and press freedom Egypt

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), calls on EU High Representative Ashton to put press freedom and human rights at the top of the agenda in addressing Egypt. Today, the European Parliament wi...

December 7, 2012

Media: Russia, China fight for control of the internet in Dubai - Want China Times

Want China Times, 07.12.2012 At the World Conference on International Telecommunications held in Dubai on Dec. 3, countries including Russia, China, Brazil, India and Iran launched a campaign for control of the intern...

January 7, 2013

Media: EU Moves toward a Digital Freedom Strategy - European Journalism Observatory

Philip di Salvo, European Journalism Observatory, 07.01.2013 Digital rights deserve just as much protection as the fundamental rights according to the European Parliament in Strasburg, which recently endorsed  a  repo...

February 13, 2013

Discussion paper - Freedom of the Press and Media in the World report

Following my call for input I have received several contributions by NGO's, academics and citizens. I'm grateful for all the valuable information, ideas and viewpoints of which many are reflected in this discussion paper...

November 16, 2011

Parliamentary Question: VP/HR — Iran: censorship of BBC Farsi and building of ‘halal-Internet’

Parliamentary questions16 November 2011 E-010440/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: VP/HR — Iran: censorship of BBC Farsi and building of ‘halal-Int...

December 19, 2012

Press release: European human rights court rules internet blocking in Turkey unlawful

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes yesterday's ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in a case against Turkey on extensive internet blocking in the country. The European Court...

May 7, 2012

Visit: Oslo May 2012 - Oslo Freedom Forum

January 21, 2013

Event: Poor Record, Positive Solutions: Advancing Press Freedom in Turkey

On January 23rd Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel discussing Carnegie Europe visiting scholar Ambassador Marc Pierini’s paper "Press Freedom in Turkey". Together with Pierini and Ahmet İnsel, managing editor of İlet...

May 11, 2011

Media: European Parliament approves push for fast mobile Internet

The European Parliament approved plans Wednesday to clear the 800MHz frequency band for mobile broadband Internet. The goal is to cover Europe with mobile broadband and make it as fast as Ethernet.By Loek Essers, 11.05.2...

October 8, 2017

Halfway democracy & halfway internet access is not enough

“Halfway democracy is not good enough, the same can be said for access  to the internet”, said Marietje Schaake at UNESCO’s IPDCtalks 2017, watch her full Talk here about digital rights and the rule of law. Watc...

March 14, 2013

Draft report on 'the Freedom of Press and Media in the World"

I'm happy to share my draft report on 'the Freedom of Press and Media in the World'. This report builds on the discussion paper and the many comments and ideas I received following my call for input, for which I am very...

December 7, 2011

Event: Self-regulation: Should online companies police the internet?

Event date: Wednesday 7 December 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP PHS4 B001 Speakers: Werner Stengg, DG Markt, Head of Unit ‘Online Services’, about the forthcoming initiatives from the Commission Nicole Dewan...

September 1, 2015

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda Tuesday 22 September, 12.00-14.00 European Parliament, Room PHS 7C50, Brussels   MEPs Marietje Schaake and Kaja Kallas cordial...

December 7, 2011

Event: Self-regulation: Should online companies police the internet?

Event date: Wednesday 7 December 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP PHS4 B001 Speakers: Werner Stengg, DG Markt, Head of Unit ‘Online Services’, about the forthcoming initiatives from the Commission Nicole Dewan...

May 23, 2013

Event: Mission Impossible - the Internet without Borders?

Reporters without Borders andDeutsche Welle organise the event "Mission Impossible - the Internet without Borders?". Marietje Schaake, who wrote the first digital freedom strategy for the EU's external actions will parti...

June 12, 2013

Presentation of report "Freedom of the Press and Media in the World"

During the June Plenary Session  in Strasbourg of the European Parliament Marietje presents her report on "Freedom of the Press and the Media in the World" in a broad debate on human rights and democracy with the High Re...

September 16, 2014

Written Question to the Commission concerning internet censorship laws in Turkey

On 16 September, Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to the European Commission concerning internet censorship laws in Turkey. Please see below a plain text version and the original document. --- On 10 Sep...

January 18, 2011

Resolution on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions, and in particular that of 15 November 2007 on serious events which compromise Christian communities’ existence and those of other religious commu...

July 13, 2015

Media (ECFR) - Digital diplomacy: trade and human rights in China's internet revolution

This article by Marietje Schaake appeared on the website of the European Council on Foreign Affairs (ECFR) on July 13.China has reportedly adopted a wide-ranging national security law, which would increase China's contro...

February 3, 2014

Parliamentary Question: new legislation censors internet in Turkey

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March 15, 2013

Media: Family of Syria Internet guru appeals for EU help - EU Observer

The family of one extraordinary Syrian man facing life in prison has appealed to the EU for diplomatic assistance. "We need the urgent support of the European Union. This is our call to the European External Action Se...

November 3, 2015

Blog (DutchCowboys) - All of the people! All of the internet!

Dit blog van Marietje Schaake verscheen vandaag op DutchCowboys.nl. Kan technologie de wereld veranderen? Kan ICT bijvoorbeeld oplossingen bieden voor de vluchtelingencrisis? Als je veel start-ups en erkende bedr...

October 26, 2010

Parliamentary Question: Internet blocking and child pornography

Parliamentary questions26 October 2010 E-8802/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE) , Alexander Alvaro (ALDE) and Nadja Hirsch (ALDE) Su...

July 22, 2015

Transatlantic Week: roundtable sessions on TTIP and Internet Governance

Roundtable Sessions in the Transatlantic Week July 21-23 Captiol Hill, Washington D.C. Organised by Transatlantic Policy Network Transatlantic Week Transatlantic Week includes discussion fora focusing...

July 22, 2015

Transatlantic Week: roundtable sessions on TTIP and Internet Governance

Roundtable Sessions in the Transatlantic Week July 21-23 Captiol Hill, Washington D.C. Organised by Transatlantic Policy Network Transatlantic Week Transatlantic Week includes discussion fora focusing...

June 13, 2013

Marietje Schaake: Freedom of the press and media central role in European external policies

The promotion of freedom of the press and independent media should play a central role in the external policies of the European Union. Increased cooperation within the EEAS and European Commission and with businesses is...

September 30, 2013

Event: Presentation UN Report "The Right to Freedom of Artistic Expression and Creativity"

On October 2nd, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel with your fellow MEPs Cecilia Wikström (ALDE), Mary Honeyball (S&D) and Malika Benarab - Attou (VERT)), following the presentation of the report by UN Special Ra...

May 24, 2018

Intensifying crackdown in Egypt on freedom of speech and human rights defenders

On 24 May, Marietje Schaake submitted parliamentary questions on the intensifying crakcown in Egypt to HR/VP Frederica Mogherini. Please find the questions below.  On 23 May 2018, Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas was a...

March 13, 2013

Media: Who Are the Enemies Of The Internet? - European Journalism Observatory

Philip di Salvo, European Journalism Observatory, 13.03.2013 In occasion of the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) has released its annual report on Internet Freedom. It pays special a...

June 20, 2016

European launch event of 'Our Internet' - the final report of the Global Commission on Internet Governance

The Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) was launched in January 2014 by Chatham House and the Centre for International Governance Innovations in response to a number of negative trends that threaten the open...

November 12, 2013

Saving the open Internet requires protecting the rights of its users - OSCE

Marietje Schaake, 15 Years of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, 12.11.2013 Technological developments and the open Internet have led to revolutionary changes and the potential of emancipating individuals, bo...

May 3, 2012

Media: Is the U.K.'s Love Affair With the Internet at Risk?

By Ben Rooney, The Wall Street Journal, 02.05.2012 The U.K. government has made much of pitching the country as a place that companies can do business electronically. Initiatives have included Tech City, aimed at luri...

September 1, 2015

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda Tuesday 22 September, 12.00-14.00 European Parliament, Room PHS 7C50, Brussels   MEPs Marietje Schaake and Kaja Kallas cordially in...

January 18, 2013

Supporting the dream of copyright reform, digital freedom, and considering the public interest over the protection of vested interests

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March 18, 2014

MEP: net neutrality and the open internet traded off in telecoms package

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is concerned about the outcome of today’s vote on the Single Telecoms Market. Schaake: “The proposal voted on today lacks the necessary guarantees for net neu...

November 23, 2012

Media: European Parliament: Stop the ITU taking over the Internet - PC World

Control of the Internet must be stopped from falling into the hands of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the European Parliament has warned.Jennifer Baker, PC World, 22.11.2012 The European Union’s elec...

April 15, 2015

Global effort needed to rebuild trust and resillience in the open internet

Today the Global Commissionon Internet Governance launches an important interim report. Toward a Social Compact for Digital Privacy and Security argues that it is now essential that governments — collaborating with busin...

April 16, 2015

Media (Trouw) - Tijd voor afspraken over open internet

Vandaag verscheen onderstaand opiniestuk van Marietje Schaake in Trouw.Tijd voor afspraken over open internet Hoe meer we internet gebruiken, hoe groter de belangen worden. Gebruikers zijn de dupe en dat moet stoppen, a...

April 18, 2012

Visit: Stockholm April 2012 - Stockholm Internet Forum

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July 17, 2014

Response Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) to adoption resolution on freedom of expression in Egypt

Today, on the initiative of Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), the European Parliament adopted a resolution about the restriction of freedom of expression in Egypt. Schaake responds: "I am...

February 1, 2013

Media: viEUws interview on digital freedom, net neutrality, copyright reform and stopping digital arms trade

Marietje Schaake spoke to viEUw's Jennifer Baker about her recently adopted report on A Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU's Foreign Policy and related policies that are part of the EU's Digital Agenda, like intellectual...

December 20, 2011

Letter to HR/VP Ashton about internet disconnection and surveillance in Syria

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November 10, 2015

MEP: Undermining of Turkish rule of law and freedom of expression are big concern for Europe

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) responds to the progress report on Turkey which the European Commission published today. "It is clear that the rule of law and fundamental freedoms in Turkey...

November 6, 2012

Visit: Baku November 2012 - Internet Governance Forum

October 20, 2015

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda Tuesday 17 November, 14.00-17.00 European Parliament Brussels, Room PHS 5B 001 On behalf of the Digital Agenda Intergrou...

October 20, 2015

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda Tuesday 17 November, 14.00-17.00 European Parliament Brussels, Room PHS 5B 001 On behalf of the Digital Agenda Intergrou...

February 11, 2015

Media (The Digital Post): Marietje Schaake: EU needs a more coherent agenda on Internet Governance

This interview appeared on The Digital Post.eu, by Francesco Molica There is a need for leadership on the highest political levels to curb a worrying trend towards limiting the open internet, seeking to use internet for...

June 9, 2016

Discussion on press freedom in Turkey with Can Dundar, Brussels

 Marietje Schaake (Member in the Subcommittee on Human Rights) is hosting a panel discussion together with Kati Piri (Rapporteur on the Progress Report on Turkey), and Rebecca Harms (President of the Greens/EFA in the Eu...

February 20, 2014

Media: Europe calls for less US power over Internet

Regulators and lawmakers across Europe have welcomed proposals from the European Commission to cut back US domination of the Web.Michiel Willems, 20.02.2014 Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for the digital agen...

January 16, 2019

Liberal Democracy on Life Support: Will the internet kill it or save it?

Panel Discussion on Liberal Democracy on Life Support: Will the internet kill it or save it? with Katie Harbath, Director, Global Politics and Government Outreach, Facebook; Marietje Schaake, Member of European Parli...

September 9, 2010

Parliamentary Question: WikiLeaks case, transparency, press freedom and access to information in the EU

Parliamentary questions9 September 2010 E-7329/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: WikiLeaks case, transparency, press freedom and access to information...

November 22, 2012

Media: Post-Baku, Pre-WCIT Special Report: Internet Governance On A Shoestring - Intellectual Property Watch

Monika Ermert, Intellectual Property Watch, 19.11.2012 The recent UN-led Internet Governance Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan was used as a stage for some very targeted messages on the upcoming World Conference on Internatio...

June 27, 2014

Speech at PDF 2014: The political fight for the open internet

On 5 June, Marietje Schaake spoke at the Personal Democracy Forum about the fight to save the open internet. Human rights and fundamental freedoms need to be at the top of the agenda. They must not be eroded in the name...

January 17, 2013

Call for input on report "Press- and Media Freedom in the World"

Before the summer of 2013 the European Parliament will vote on a resolution regarding press- and media freedom in the world. It is essential for the EU to take its responsibility in defending and promoting press- and med...

January 19, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion

Mr President, religious conviction is an individual matter with a different meaning to different people. The role of the state is to protect all citizens, regardless of their conviction, and to allow them to freely a...

January 30, 2017

One week after Trump: what can we do to protect the open internet?

Watch the video of this CPDP-event organised by the ALDE group on the 27th of January 2017 withNatalia Drozdiak, Wall Street Journal (BE)Jennifer Granick, Stanford Center f...

May 31, 2013

Net neutrality event: Guaranteeing Competition and the Open Internet in Europe

View event summary: View the entire event: --- Access, MEP Marietje Schaake and MEP Sabine Verheyen are pleased to invite you to the event: “Guaranteeing Competition and the Open Internet in Europe” A d...

October 29, 2015

MEP: Sakharov prize supports Raif Badawi and his fight for freedom

Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake welcomes the news that this year's Sakharov Prize will be awarded to the liberal blogger Raif Badawi. Schaake nominated Badawi. "With this award, the European Parliament recognises his courage...

February 15, 2013

Visit: Vienna February 2013 - OSCE Internet 2013 Conference

November 8, 2018

Six proposals to make the internet more secure

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) today proposed 6 global norms to help promote the peaceful use of cyberspace. The norms were developed with the express purpose of being adopted by public and p...

June 14, 2013

Presentation HRW Bahrain report “Interfere, Restrict, Control: Restraints on Freedom of Association”

In advance of the ministerial meeting between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council taking place in Bahrain on June 30, 2013, Human Rights Watch is pleased to invite you to the launch of a new report, “‘Int...

January 30, 2013

Media: Is the internet a lawless “no man’s land”? - Debating Europe

After speaking in a panel on “Balancing of Fundamental Rights in Online Copyright Enforcement” during the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference in Brussels, Marietje Schaake spoke with Debating Europe,...

September 13, 2012

Visit: Berlin September 2012 - Conference "The Internet and Human Rights"

November 30, 2016

Digital Social Innovation: using the internet for the greater good

DigitalSocial.eu has been setting up an international network of digital social innovators using the internet and digital technologies to tackle social challenges. There are already more than a th...

June 26, 2013

Report on the freedom of the press and media in the world

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November 17, 2015

MEP: Ensuring Internet access in developing countries should not be left to private sector

“Improving access to the Internet in developing countries is too important to leave to the private sector”, says MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66). Schaake states this in response to the trend that large tech companies wan...

October 26, 2012

Press release: Human rights prize awarded to Iranians in recognition of their struggle for freedom

Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh  and  Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahihave won the Sakharov Prize 2012 which is the annual human rights prize of the European Parliament. They were nominated for th...

November 11, 2014

Event: Unleashing Internet-enabled Growth: How to seize the digital opportunity

On 21 November, Marietje Schaake will speak on a panel of a fringe meeting taking place during the ALDE Party Congress. Within the theme of internet-enabled growth, the panel will discuss what policymakers can do to cre...

May 8, 2015

Video - The State of the Union: Surveillance and Freedom in Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6tvPyMJhp8&t=80m24s Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, May 8 The State of the Union conference, organised by the European University Institute (EUI), is an annual event for high-...

March 19, 2019

Next Generation Internet: 30 years of the web

More information here.

May 24, 2016

Event: Privatising the rule of law online: Freedom of speech, copyright and platforms in the digital single market

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROOM FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED TO ROOM ASP 1G-2. Please register for the event here. Detailed programme 15.00-16.30 Regulating online speech: Liability, hate speech and incite...

November 16, 2011

Plenary speech on the open internet and net neutrality in Europe

Mr President, the internet was created with no specific use in mind other than the efficient transfer of information. Over the last 20 years the internet and technology have developed at an extremely rapid pace, givi...

December 12, 2012

Press release: Iranian Human Rights activists receive EP Sakharov prize in honour of their fight for freedom

Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh and Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi have been awarded the  Sakharov Prize 2012  during a ceremony in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today.  They were nomina...

May 8, 2015

Video - The State of the Union: Surveillance and Freedom in Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6tvPyMJhp8&t=80m24s Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, May 8 The State of the Union conference, organised by the European University Institute (EUI), is an annual event for high-...

November 7, 2012

Media: EU Plans Groundbreaking Project To Monitor Internet Censorship Around the World - Slate

Keeping track of the avalanche of reports about new mass surveillance initiatives and Internet freedom crackdowns can be a difficult task. But soon there could be a solution to the problem: a global monitoring system tha...

October 29, 2014

Written Questions on the export of Netclean technology to Turkey

On 29 October, Marietje Schaake submitted Written Questions to the European Commission about the export of Netclean technology to Turkey. Author: Marietje Schaake Subject: Export of Netclean technology to Turk...

May 30, 2012

Event: "Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop"

“Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop“ June 19th from 15.00 to 18.00 in room PHS5 B001 European Parliament The workshop will deal with several aspects of internet gove...

February 25, 2015

Regulating a Borderless Internet: EU vs US Perspectives on Net Neutrality (OpenForum Academy)

Regulating a Borderless Internet: EU vs US Perspectives on Net Neutrality Openforum Academy March 4th 2015, 8:00-9:30 am European Parliament, A5G1 Early  in 2015, the  Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communicatio...

May 30, 2012

Event: "Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop"

“Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop“ June 19th from 15.00 to 18.00 in room PHS5 B001 European Parliament The workshop will deal with several aspects of internet gove...

February 25, 2015

Regulating a Borderless Internet: EU vs US Perspectives on Net Neutrality (OpenForum Academy)

Regulating a Borderless Internet: EU vs US Perspectives on Net Neutrality Openforum Academy (Dit evenement is in het Engels) March 4th 2015, 8:00-9:30 am European Parliament, A5G1 Early  in 2015, the  Chair...

November 21, 2016

Peering pressure: the secret battle to control the future of the internet

June 18, 2012

Livestream: Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop

March 27, 2014

Event: WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age

'WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age' Time: Tuesday 1st April at 2:00pm Place: European Parliament, PHS 0A50 A discussion about democracy and digital rights challenges for Europe The event is co-host...

April 7, 2011

Media: Key music industry lawyer now EU copyright chief

The European Union's new point person on copyright policy won't take up her post until mid-April, but she's already stirring up controversy. That's because Maria Martin-Prat spent years directing "global legal policy" fo...

March 27, 2014

Event: WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age

'WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age' Time: Tuesday 1st April at 2:00pm Place: European Parliament, PHS 0A50 A discussion about democracy and digital rights challenges for Europe The event is co-hosted b...

June 6, 2011

Speech: "EU Decisions in a Globally Connected World"

June 6, 2012

Panel debate: Reinventing foreign policy? Re:publica Berlin May 2012

November 16, 2012

Video summary: Free Speech in a Hyper Connected World

As the Parliament’s Rapporteur for a report on ‘A Digital Freedom Strategy in EU foreign policy‘, and on ‘Press and Media Freedom in the World' Marietje Schaake hosted a panel to discuss changing concepts of lawmaking, m...

July 5, 2012

Press release - Schaake: UN affirms human rights online, “practice what you preach”

Strasbourg, 5 July 2012MEP: UN affirms human rights online, “practice what you preach” Digital freedoms Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes today’s adoption of a resolution...

November 16, 2012

Video summary: Free Speech in a Hyper Connected World

As the Parliament’s Rapporteur for a report on ‘A Digital Freedom Strategy in EU foreign policy‘, and on ‘Press and Media Freedom in the World' Marietje Schaake hosted a panel to discuss changing concepts of lawmaking, m...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake's message for the National Informatics Congress in Ankara

The question of the future of the Internet is a timely one. Current regulations are outdated because of increased market liberalisation and the introduction of information and communication technologies. Some governments...

November 24, 2010

Resolution on ACTA

The European Parliament, –   having regard to Articles 207 and 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, –    having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in parti...

February 4, 2012

Media: We Need Copyright Reform, Not ACTA!

As a Member of the European Parliament, I very much welcome the increased attention the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has received in the past weeks. It has taken a while for massive outcry to emerge, but we...

January 14, 2012

Media: Radio Netherlands Worldwide - "Speak softly and carry a USB stick"

"It's a kind of cat and mouse game," says European Parliament member Marietje Schaake, who the Wall Street Journal describes as Europe’s 'most wired politician.' Schaake: "We have to keep updating the technology used by...

February 15, 2012

Plenary speech on the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Mr President, human rights and their universality are increasingly under pressure as a result of block politics in the United Nations and because of allowing countries into the Human Rights Council who have less than...

March 16, 2015

Net Neutrality: EU v. US – Who will get it right?

Net Neutrality: EU v. US – Who will get it right? 23 March 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Centre, Rue du Trône 4, 2nd Floor Internet is the new utility service, and the fuel of innovation globally. It’s no su...

February 13, 2012

Media: Loosen up copyright law, says Dutch government

The YouTube generation has gained an ally in the worldwide "copyright wars." The Dutch government wants to change copyright law so new media users can continue to do "creative remixes" of protected content. The Hague wil...

February 13, 2012

Media: Dutch Pave the Way for Looser Copyright Laws

Much to the displeasure of the wider EU, the Dutch want to liberalize their copyright laws to explicitly allow remixes and mashups. The irony is that their inspiration is not political movements like Sweden's Pirate Part...

April 11, 2012

Event: ACTA stakeholder hearing - 11 april 2012

Event Date: 11 April 2012 Location: European Parliament room PHS3 C050 Speakers: Mike Masnick - TechDirt Prof. Julian Kinderlerer - European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) Jan Ma...

July 24, 2015

Written Questions on the No Disconnect Strategy

On July 24, Marietje Schaake submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning the No Disconnect Strategy. Author: Marietje Schaake Subject: Follow-up on the No Disc...

March 16, 2015

Net Neutrality: EU v. US – Who will get it right?

Net Neutrality: EU v. US – Who will get it right? 23 March 2015, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Centre, Rue du Trône 4, 2nd Floor Internet is the new utility service, and the fuel of innovation globally. It’s no su...

February 9, 2012

Media: Crafters of ACTA to Blame for Confused Reactions

Europeans will take to the streets this weekend in protest at the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, an international agreement that has given birth to an ocean full of red herrings.By Ben Rooney, 9.2.2012, Wall Street...

April 11, 2012

Event: ACTA stakeholder hearing - 11 April 2012

Event Date: 11 April 2012 Location: European Parliament room PHS3 C050 Speakers: Mike Masnick - TechDirt Prof. Julian Kinderlerer - European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) Jan Malino...

April 11, 2012

Event: ACTA stakeholder hearing - 11 April 2012

Event Date: 11 April 2012 Location: European Parliament room PHS3 C050 Speakers: Mike Masnick - TechDirt Prof. Julian Kinderlerer - European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) Jan Malino...

February 22, 2012

Media: EIF Dinner Debate: Open Data

The EIF (European Internet Foundation) hosted a dinner debate on Open Data, also known as the Public Sector Information (PSI), at the European Parliament, Brussels on Tuesday 24th January 2012. Attendees came from a broa...

May 24, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Virtual Schengen border

Parliamentary questions24 May 2011 E-005082/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE) , Renate Weber (ALDE) and Alexander Alvaro (ALDE)  S...

January 19, 2012

Media: Draft US online piracy bills a 'slippery slope'

Two controversial draft bills on internet piracy and intellectual property protection, which are currently being examined in the US Congress, are raising concerns among policymakers in the European Parliament. Marietje S...

December 16, 2011

Media: Free Press Unlimited happy to present Marietje Schaake as their new vice-president of the supervisory board

Marietje Schaake (D66) will be the new vice-president of the board of directors at Free Press Unlimited. Schaake explains press freedom is a very important matter to her: “Press freedom, bo...

January 29, 2014

Event: Fingers on the buttons: Click for Change

An audio registration of this event can be found here.When youngsters in the Arab world took to the streets and ousted their dictators, it appeared that the end of oppression was a fact. The social media played an import...

May 10, 2016

Towards a values-based European foreign policy to cybersecurity

This is an unedited version of an article that was originally published in the first issue of the Journal of Cyber Policy, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2016, pages 75-84.The internet changes everything’ is a buzz phrase th...

September 2, 2011

Media: European Parliament Members on Cyber Privacy

On The Communicators, 02.09.2011, C-SPAN.org On The Communicators, two members of the European Parliament discuss the differences between European and American internet policy, and Europe’s approach internet devel...

November 2, 2014

Media (ARD): 'Mit europäischer Technik ans Messer geliefert'

Europäische Firmen helfen Folterregimen, Kritiker und Dissidenten auszuspähen. Die Deutschen sind in dieser Branche einer der Marktführer. On 2 November, Marietje Schaake appeared on the German tv channel ARD. She...

July 16, 2012

Blog: Consumer organisation pushes for EU net neutrality rules

Today the European Consumer Organisation BEUC sent a letter to Commissioner Neelie Kroes, urging her to propose net neutrality regulation in the EU. I welcome this initiative, as the need for such rules has been clearly...

June 28, 2012

Video: Yahoo! Change Your World DC: Government 2.0 Panel

Government 2.0 – A conversation about using the Internet, technology and social media to drive public policy, power electoral campaigns, engage voters, shape foreign policy and govern. Moderator: Erin Vilardi, Leaders...

September 30, 2014

Written Question to the High Representative on the case of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia

On September 26, Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) submitted questions to High Representative Ashton on the case of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia. Please find a plain text version and the offici...

September 24, 2012

Media: What is stewardship in cyberspace? - Cyber Dialogue 2012

Marietje Schaake spoke at the Cyber Dialogue 2012 in Toronto. The video below gives an impression of the conference and its main topics. Cyber Dialogue 2012 - What is Stewardship in Cyberspace from Munk School on...

November 6, 2012

Media: Digital Freedoms and Human Rights in a Hyper-Connected World - MIND

Read the entire publication below Marietje Schaake, MIND, 06.11.2012 A selection of different developments around technologies and human rights remind us of the vast scope of these emerging crossroads. A video clip...

January 26, 2012

Media: European Parliament Member Marietje Schaake Explains How Europeans Can Stop ACTA

By Mike Masnick, 26.01.2012, techdirt.com from the don't-miss-it dept As we've been discussing, there's been a lot of misinformation flying around concerning ACTA -- especially in the EU, where it has not yet been...

May 15, 2017

Europe should give meaning to the rule of law online

The EU needs to go beyond a digital single market and lead the development of rules for the open internet – out of moral duty and self-interestThe following article appeared in Europe World's spring edition 2017, issue 3...

October 6, 2012

Media: Free to choose - Economist

Governments and internet firms are wrestling with the rules for free speech online.The Economist, 06-10-2012 THE arrest of a senior executive rarely brings helpful headlines. But when Brazilian authorities briefly detai...

November 26, 2014

Event: Film Screening 'The internet's own boy'

On the 1st of December Marietje Schaake will co-host a film screening of "The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz" together with Julia Reda. The screening is organised by the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogu...

February 14, 2012

Media: The Netherlands Looks to Take the Lead in Relaxed Copyright Legislation

By Andrew Tarantola, 14.2.2012, Gizmodo.com US copyright laws are designed to protect the "fair use" of copyrighted content such as mash-ups and remixes—or they were, at least, until the advent of DMCA Takedown Notice...

June 20, 2012

Media: Introducing the #FPWomeratti - Foreign Policy Magazine

BY @JILLIANYORK, @KATRINSKAYA, @LISANG at www.foreignpolicy.com, 20 June 2012 When Foreign Policy published its 2012 Twitterati 100 list, we could not help but be struck by the lack of women. Of the 100 tweeters F...

June 3, 2014

Video: GLOBSEC panel "Snowed Under: Balancing Out Security and Privacy"

On May 14th, Marietje Schaake spoke in a plenary panel entitled "Snowed Under: Balancing Out Security and Privacy" at the GLOBSEC Conference in Bratislava. Other panellists were Swedish MFA Carl Bildt, former US Secretar...

March 27, 2014

Event: Toronto Cyber Dialogue 2014

On March 30 and 31 Marietje Schaake will attend the Toronto Cyber Dialogue, organized by the Citizen Lab and the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies of the University of Toronto. The Cyber Dialogue convenes an infl...

February 15, 2012

Media: EU IT Companies to Get Guidance on Human Rights Issues

Just as European surveillance and mobile-message filtering companies come under increasing pressure to safeguard human rights, two Irish companies have been reported as selling tech to the Syrian regime that is being use...

September 17, 2014

Resolution on the persecution of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan

Please see below the text of a resolution on the persecution of human rights defenders in Azerbaijan that adopted by the European Parliament on the 18th of September. European Parliament resolution of 18 September 2014 o...

January 12, 2015

Human rights and technologies: The impact of digital surveillance and intrusion systems on human rights in third countries

Human rights and technologies: The impact of digital surveillance and intrusion systems on human rights in third countries   Date: Wednesday 21 January 2015, 9.00-11.30 Venue: European Parliament, Altiero Spinel...

March 14, 2013

Media: France could join the small club of countries that require net neutrality - Ars Technica

The French government has put forward a new plan that could enshrine net neutrality in national law. If it passes, France would become the third country in Europe (after the Netherlands and Slovenia joined the club this...

January 16, 2011

Media: Social media seminar looks at role of Facebook et al in European discourse

What is the current role and likely future role of social media tools like Facebook and Twitter in framing European discourse? That was the central question debated by MEPs, senior civil servants involved in Communicatio...

June 8, 2015

MEP: Turkish election results offer opportunity to improve EU-Turkey relations

The Turkish elections results have shown that Mr Erdogan's AK Party has won 18 seats too few for an absolute majority yesterday. This ends 12 years of single-party rule by the AK Party and means that power will have to b...

April 15, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Imposed self-regulation on intermediaries in the information society

Parliamentary questions15 April 2011 E-003774/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Imposed self-regulation on intermediaries in the information societ...

October 12, 2015

Written Questions on halting the broadcast of tv channels in Turkey

On October 12, Marietje Schaake together with other MEPs from the liberal ALDE Group submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning halting the broadcast of tv channels in T...

September 13, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Misuse by third countries of SSL certificates issued by EU‑based certification authorities

Parliamentary questions13 September 2011 E-008086/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) and Sophia in ‘t Veld (ALDE)  Subject: Misuse by third countries of SSL c...

November 16, 2011

Resolution on Egypt, in particular the case of blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular those of 17 February 2011(1) on the situation in Egypt and of 27 October 2011(2) on the situation in...

September 12, 2013

Schaake: Commissioner Kroes misses historic opportunity to guarantee net neutrality

Today, the European Commission formally presents its plans for a single telecoms market in the European Union. Besides bearing good news, such as lower costs for calls and data, the Commission's proposals are cause for c...

November 21, 2014

MEP: more must be done for effective export controls dangerous technologies

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the conclusions of the European Trade ministers today on the export of dangerous technologies. Important producers of hacking and surveillance...

December 5, 2017

Letter to the commission on notice and action procedures

Brussels, 5 December 2017Dear Commissioner Ansip,Dear Commissioner Gabriel,Dear Commissioner Jourova,Dear Commissioner King,We appreciate your continued efforts to address the difficult problems related to tackling...

October 23, 2013

Media: Nowhere left to hide? - Volta

Gaston Dorren, Volta, 23.10.2013 In January 2011, Egyptian protesters found themselves deprived of digital communication as western companies switched off systems in compliance with the orders of the Mubarak governmen...

January 17, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation in Tunisia

Mr President, I would like to congratulate the Tunisian people for their bravery, courage and persistence in speaking up for opportunities and freedom, and I hope all can refrain from using violence and that there wi...

April 14, 2011

Imposed self-regulation on intermediaries in the information society

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE), 14.04.11 The encouragement of self-regulation or engaging in public-private partnerships with regards to the blocking or deletion of i...

November 16, 2011

Parliamentary Question: VP/HR — Syria: Italian company building monitoring centre in Damascus

16 November 2011 P-010489/2011  Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: VP/HR — Syria: Italian company building monitoring centre in Damascus  On 4 November 2...

October 23, 2012

European Parliament endorses stricter European export control of digital arms

By endorsing amendments proposed by Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) the European Parliament wants EU export control regulation to include additional binding export controls for technologie...

April 25, 2012

Event: EIF Breakfast Debate - Foreign Policy and Human Rights Aspects of ICT - 25 April 2012

Date:25 April 2010 Locations: Private Salon, European Parliament in Brussels Speakers: Andrea Glorioso, European Commission DG INFSO Margaret Wachenfeld, Institute for Human Rights and Business Daniel Calingae...

December 9, 2011

Media: Official Google Blog: A Big Tent for free Expression in The Hague

Google has long worked hard to raise the issue of Internet freedom in Europe. So when the Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal took the initiative to host a meeting bringing together foreign ministers from more than 16 c...

March 14, 2017

Tech and Foreign Policy - Bridging the Gap

The open internet is not limited by geographical borders, and new technologies have a clear impact on foreign policy: issues such as cybersecurity, internet governance, digital trade and digital r...

July 3, 2012

Plenary speech on ACTA

Mr President, we have been joined by millions of Europeans who voiced protests against ACTA and I want to recognise this historic movement and build on it in a constructive way. Now is the time for open, collaborativ...

May 20, 2015

Plenary debate on the 2014 Progress Report on Turkey

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) – Madam President, the annual progress report has sadly become a regress report. The concerns we have on the rule of law, separation of powers, human rights and fundamental freedoms are now ev...

December 8, 2011

Media: Schaake: "Clinton and Rosenthal should practice what they preach" - RNW blog

Almost a year ago, Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire, sparking the revolution in Tunisia. The transitions in the Arab world are a wake-up call to many, and have made us rethink the balance between interests and value...

April 6, 2015

Media (Bloomberg) - Facebook, Twitter to Appeal as Turkey Blocks Social Media

This article was published on Bloomberg.com on April 6. By Onur Ant, Ali Berat Meric and Constantine Courcoulas.Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. said they would appeal a Turkish court’s order to remove images of a slain pr...

January 18, 2011

Press release: MEP calls on EU to defend free speech in wake of Tunisian turmoil

Congratulating the Tunisian people on their persistence in speaking up for opportunities and freedom in the face of violent oppression, ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake (D66,Netherlands) called on the EU to step up its fight fo...

January 20, 2014

MEP: International investigation into Turkey's rule of law needed

Ahead of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan´s visit to Brussels, Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), calls for an independent international investigation into the rule of law in Turkey in light of...

July 16, 2012

Media: Evidence Shows Syrian Security Got Comms From West - The Associated Press

Evidence Shows Syrian Security Got Comms From West by The Associated Press, 16 July 2012 LONDON (AP) — As violence began racing through Syria last year, two European contractors were putting the finishing touches on an...

December 14, 2012

Press release: MEP: "Kroes should debrief European Parliament on WCIT outcome"

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants European Commissioner Kroes (Digital Agenda) to debrief the European Parliament as soon as possible on the outcome of the International Telecommunicat...

December 4, 2012

Media: Nations Meet to Discuss Web Rules - Wall Street Journal

Rory Jones, Wall Street Journal, 03.12.2012 The question of who rules the Internet and how is being debated at a 12-day conference in Dubai. The World Conference on International Telecommunications, which started M...

November 28, 2014

Event: filmvoorstelling 'The Internet’s Own Boy'

Op 1 December host Marietje Schaake samen met Julia Reda een vertoning van de film “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz” in het Europees Parlement. De voorstelling wordt georganiseerd door de Trans Atla...

April 22, 2015

MEPs: We must defend all those standing on the front-line for free speech in Turkey

Press Freedom in Turkey will be debated this afternoon in a joint conference by the ALDE Group and the Green Group in the European Parliament, focusing on the main issues journalists are facing in this country. G...

September 24, 2012

Save the date - "Free speech in a hyper connected world" - 9 October 2012, Brussels

Save the date: 9 October 2012 Panel discussion: "Free speech in a hyper connected world" European Parliament,Brussels Room ASP A1E-2 09.30 - 11.30 hours * * Rapid technological developments make people across the...

November 21, 2012

Event: WRR Lecture "The Global Battle for the Future of Cyberspace"

Marietje Schaake acted as a referent for the yearly WRR Lecture, organized by the Scientific Council for Government Policy. The lecture was delivered by prof. Ronald Deibert, Professor of Political Science, and Director...

July 2, 2012

Media: Des einen Schutz, des anderen Freiheit

Zwischen kostenlos und Kriminalisierung, das ist die Spannbreite der Debatte um ACTA und das Urheberrecht. In dieser Woche wollen die EU-Abgeordneten nun über das umstrittene internationale Handelsabkommen entscheiden....

March 27, 2012

Media: EU Sanctions Human Rights Abusers and Bans Export of Surveillance Tech

By Arseh Sevom, View from Iran, 27.03.2012 China is not the only country providing surveillance technology to Iran, the EU is home to a number of companies that have provided surveillance and monitoring capabilities i...

April 19, 2012

Media: Pirates Take Politics By Storm

By Claire Bigg, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,  19.04.2012 Founded in Sweden six years ago by a group of Internet freedom activists, the Pirate Party has since been spreading across the globe at mind-boggling speed....

June 4, 2013

Enshrine net neutrality in EU law

Today, Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) will ask European Commissioner Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda) for a detailed proposal to enshrine net neutrality in EU law. In the Netherlands, the first country in Europe to g...

January 14, 2016

Council of Europe confirms strict interpretation net neutrality

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the new net neutrality guidelines from the Council of Europe. Schaake: “The recommendations of the Council of Europe clearly state that net neutralit...

November 26, 2012

Blog: MEPs want EU to defend digital freedoms at WCIT-2012 in Dubai

MEPs want EU to defend digital freedoms at WCIT-2012 in Dubai Last week the European Parliament discussed EU priorities for the upcoming WCIT meeting in Dubai from 3-14 December, which seeks to update the International...

February 15, 2012

Resolution on Egypt: recent developments

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Egypt, in particular that of 17 November 2011 on Egypt, in particular the case of blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah(1),...

March 1, 2013

Media: Kroes warns against possible 'digital cold war' - Parliament Magazine

Commission vice-president for the digital agenda Neelie Kroes has warned that attempts to reorganise the governance of the internet could lead to a "digital cold war".Desmond Hinton-Beales, Parliament Magazine, 01.03.201...

November 17, 2011

Parliamentary Question: VP/HR — Syria: Italian company building monitoring centre in Damascus

Parliamentary questions17 November 2011 E-010948/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: VP/HR — Syria: Italian company building monitoring centre in Dam...

July 4, 2013

Plenary speech on the Completion of the Digital Single Market

Marietje Schaake discusses the importance of net neutrality, open internet, open access and harmonization and modernization of European copyright for the completion of the European digital single market in order to drive...

September 2, 2015

Written Questions on atheist bloggers murdered in Bangladesh

On September 2nd, Marietje Schaake and Sophie in ‘t Veld (D66/ALDE) submitted to Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, Parliamentary Written Questions on the murdered atheist blogge...

May 27, 2015

Written Questions on the Moroccan lawsuit against human rights defenders

On May 27, Marietje Schaake sent the following Written Questions to Vice-President / High Representative Mogherini.According to Moroccan state news agency MAP, the Moroccan Interior Ministry has filed a lawsuit on the 8t...

December 11, 2012

Press release: The struggle for human rights has moved online

Today the European Parliament in Strasbourg backed a report by ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake (D66,Netherlands) calling for an ambitious strategy to prioritize digital freedom in EU Foreign Policy. The struggle for human righ...

January 6, 2011

Media: Marietje Schaake, improve your accountability by being transparent online

By Valentina Montalto, 6.1.2011, butterflyeurope.lospaziodellapolitica.com 1) Mrs Schaake, what is your relation as a politician with new media and social networks? How have you created consensus, nurtured political d...

May 19, 2012

Media: European Parliament Member Marietje Schaake's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week

This week's favorites post comes from Marietje Schaake, a Member of the EU Parliament, who has been called "Europe's most wired politician."By Marietje Schaake, 19.5.2012, TechDirt.com When Mike asked me to write a po...

September 1, 2011

Parliamentary Question: VP/HR — Inquiry into role of European companies in human rights violations (part II) and the export of dual-use technologies

Parliamentary questions1 September 2011 E-007865/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Barbara Lochbihler (Verts/ALE) , Baroness Sarah Ludford (ALDE) , Johannes C...

March 14, 2014

Letter to the Commission requesting an EU election observation mission to Turkey

On the initiative of Marietje Schaake, a number of Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to High Representative Ashton and Commissioner Füle to request them to set up an EU election observation mission to moni...

March 14, 2012

Resolution on human rights violations in Bahrain

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions of 7 July 2011(1) on the situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of the situation in the Arab world and...

March 4, 2015

MEP: Council must adopt a more ambitious plan on Telecoms Single Market

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) foresees a big fight between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on the Telecoms Single Market. Today the Council announced that instea...

April 4, 2011

Event: Lunch Debate: ICT and Human Rights, Global Network Initiative

Event date:  4 May 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP Speakers: Susan Morgan, Global Network Initiative Event introduction: Further video's: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

December 6, 2012

Media: A weapon called blog - New Europe

Sometimes, one single word can change an opinion, one sentence can modify a point of view, but just one blog or blogger can transform a whole country. This is what happened during the Arab Spring in 2011, when journalist...

April 13, 2012

Media: EU Parliament’s draftsman urges ACTA rejection

British MEP David Martin, in charge of steering the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) through the European Parliament, said yesterday (12 April) that he would urge lawmakers to reject the controversial tre...

June 19, 2013

Parliamentary question: redress mechanisms for blocking or degrading online services

April 16, 2012

Media: ACTA Faces Another Setback In Europe

By Ed Black, Forbes.com, 16.04.2012 In another blow to the troubled Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the trade agreement, David Martin, (UK, Socialists and Democrats...

July 4, 2012

Press release: ACTA: An ineffective agreement that puts civil liberties at risk

The European Parliament rejected today, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). European Liberals and Democrats played a key role in this decisive vote which should give a fatal blow to the EU ratification proces...

September 22, 2015

"Fight the real information war with Russia"

When some Russian media suggested that passengers on the MH-17 flight were already dead before the plane was shot down, I was appalled. 298 innocent people of which 196 were Dutch, had barely lost their lives, and their...

July 5, 2012

Plenary speech & Resolution on Belarus, in particular the case of Andrzej Poczobut

Marietje Schaake – Mr President, even though Mr Poczobut was released from custody, he still faces charges of libel which seem to target him as a result of his journalistic activities and as a member of the Polish mi...

July 11, 2013

Media: Video for the CIS Cybersecurity Series

The Centre for Internet and Society Cybersecurity Series seeks to address hotly debated aspects of cybersecurity and hopes to encourage wider public discourse around the topic. "It is important that we don't confine s...

April 4, 2011

Event: Lunch Debate: ICT and Human Rights, Global Network Initiative

Event date:  4 May 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP Speakers: Susan Morgan, Global Network Initiative Event introduction: Further video's: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

June 17, 2013

Media: Differing Views on Privacy Shape Europe’s Response to U.S. Surveillance Program - New York Times

Steven Erlanger and Jack Ewing, New York Times, 14.06.2013 Olaf Storbeck, a German columnist, has decided to “ditch Googlemail b/c Prism,” he wrote on Twitter. A London-based writer for Reuters, he is now a customer o...

July 9, 2013

Media: Das Geschäft mit der Lauschtechnik - Handelsblatt

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December 16, 2013

Video: Summary Copyright & Research and Innovation Policy event

On 12 November, Marietje Schaake, together with MEPs Pawel Zalewski (EPP) and Amelia Andersdotter (Greens/EFA) hosted an event in the European Parliament to discuss the changes required to ensure the copyright framework...

February 12, 2013

Media: Debating Europe Schools: Greece

Marietje Schaake recently answered questions from Greek school-children from Thessaloniki through the online interview platform Debating Europe. Nikolas and Jenny asked her about hacktivism, cyber security and the digita...

June 29, 2012

Media: "Web Can Forment Openness As Corrupt Regimes Fall" - WSJ

Ben Rooney, Wall Street Journal, 28 June 2012 Throughout the short history of the Web plenty of commentators have spouted some pretty good nonsense about it. Nicholas Negroponte, the then head of the Massachusetts Ins...

June 18, 2014

Media: The digital arms race – and what is being done to fight it - Guardian

With surveillance-security software on the rise, the fight against the use of espionage malware on citizens is gathering steam.Tom Brewster, The Guardian, 18.06.2014 In March, the world’s biggest surveillance-technolo...

December 6, 2016

Pressure to combat hate speech rises across Europe

By Hortense Goulard and Joanna PlucinskaThe European Commission on Tuesday will try to shame social media companies into taking more aggressive efforts to combat hate speech.Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were among the m...

December 11, 2012

Media: EU-Parlament will Netzneutralität gesetzlich verankern! - Netzkinder.at

Im EU-Parlament wurden heute zwei Berichte mit breiter Mehrheit angenommen, die eine klare Positionierung für die Einhaltung der Netzneutralität beinhalten.Alexander Sander, netzkinder.at, 11.12.2012 Im Bericht des sp...

July 8, 2013

Marietje Schaake discusses digital arms trade for the Open Rights Group

Eric King from Privacy International, Hauke Gierow from Reporters Without Borders and Marietje Schaake talk about the importance of creating effective export controls for digital surveillance technologies and making peop...

March 3, 2014

MEP: Turkish democracy is in deep crisis

Dutch member of the European parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), fears for the future of democracy in Turkey. Today, the European Parliament votes on a report about the accession negotiations with Turkey, which voic...

November 6, 2014

Written Questions on the case of Souad Al-Shammary in Saudi Arabia

Today, Marietje Schaake will submit to the High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Mogherini, written questions on the case of Souad Al-Shammary in Saudi Arabia. Author: Marietje Schaake Subject: The case...

February 6, 2013

Media: Marietje on France 24 Debate - "Outrage in Tunisia"

A grim turning point for the poster child of the Arab Spring? The murder of a leading opposition voice sparks outrage in Tunisia with increasing violence taking place on the watch of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party....

June 29, 2015

Written Questions on the detention and forced psychiatric tests of a 16 year old blogger in Singapore

On June 29, Marietje Schaake submitted to Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, Parliamentary Written Questions on the detention and forced psychiatric tests of a 16 year old blogge...

October 1, 2013

Media: European Commission proposal may stifle innovation - ViEUws

Previous work on net neutrality: Schaake: Commissioner Kroes misses historic opportunity to guarantee net neutrality Plenary speech on the Completion of the Digital Single Market Press release: Enshrine...

February 14, 2011

Resolution on media law in Hungary

The European Parliament, –   having regard to Articles 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), Articles 49, 56, 114, 167 and 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Article 11 o...

March 26, 2014

Media: Europeans say human rights on agenda with Iran - Al-Monitor

 While the world’s attention is focused on Iran’s nuclear program, the European Union and European Parliament have broadened the agenda to include Iran’s poor record on human rights in a way that has spurred new debate w...

May 6, 2015

MEP: Member States must commit to delivering EU Digital Single Market

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) wants the governments of EU Member States to increase their commitment and ambition to the Digital Single Market. Today Vice-President of the Commission...

December 9, 2011

Media: Associated Press: US, 13 other countries vow to back online freedoms

Fourteen countries including the United States vowed Friday to work to promote online freedoms, with an emphasis on helping bloggers who operate under oppressive regimes.Toby Sterling, 09.12.2011, AP The countries, whic...

March 25, 2013

Media: Toronto Cyber Dialogue 2013

On March 17 and 18 Marietje Schaake attended the Toronto Cyber Dialogue, organized by the Citizen Lab and the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies of the University of Toronto. The Cyber Dialogue convenes an influen...

November 22, 2012

Event: Media of Tomorrow Symposium

Marietje Schaake will give a keynote speech on civil rights online at the Media of Tomorrow Symposium organized by the University of Utrecht. More information on the symposium can be found here.

June 11, 2010

Media: Gap remains between Turkey and EU, EP politician says

Turkey remains on the path to the European Union, yet there are still many vast cultural and political differences remaining between the country and the bloc.By Özgür Ögret, 6.11.2010, Hürriyet Daily News Turkey remai...

March 9, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Inquiry into role of European companies in violation of human rights

Parliamentary questions9 March 2011 E-002212/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Inquiry into role of European companies in violation of human rights...

June 21, 2012

Press release - MEP: "Decisive vote against ACTA"

D66 Press Release Brussels 21 June 2012 MEP: "Decisive vote against ACTA" MEP Marietje Schaake is delighted with the rejection of the controversial ACTA agreement in the committee for International Trade (INTA) in the...

December 12, 2012

Media: Ban surveillance tech to repressive regimes, says EU parliament - Techworld.com

European lawmakers want to stop exports of technology that can censor information to repressive regimes.Jennifer Baker, techworld.com, 13.12.2012 The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution calling for a f...

November 1, 2012

Media: Talking to Europe’s most wired politician - Index on Censorship

In a world where digital policy is written by politicians who barely know how to send an email, Marietje Schaake is a breath of fresh air. Marta Cooper meets the pioneering Dutch MEP.Index on Censorship, Marta Cooper, 01...

May 8, 2013

Event: Blogging for Democracy: Cuba, the European Union and the influence of Web 2.0

MEPs Franziska Brantner,  José Ignacio Salafranca and  Marietje Schaake cordially invite you to Blogging for Democracy Cuba, the European Union and the influence of Web 2.0 "Yoani Sánchez fights tropical totali...

February 19, 2019

The expulsion of a Dutch journalist from Morocco

This weekend (16-17 February), Dutch journalist Gerbert van der Aa was expelled from Morocco. Mr van der Aa arrived in Morocco last week to do research for a story about illegal migration from Morocco to Europe and was a...

September 18, 2012

Video: Marietje Schaake at the Open Estonia Forum

On September 18th Marietje Schaake delivered a video message to the Open Estonia Forum on Populism. She spoke about the role of social media as an enabler of populism, as well as a countervailing force to it and the impo...

July 2, 2012

EIF Governors on the highest priorities to reach the targets of the Digital Agenda

December 11, 2012

Media: EU: Enact Controls on Digital Weapons Trade - HRW.org

HRW.org, 11.12.2012 The European Union should enact new controls on internet surveillance technologies that have enabled human rights violations, Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders said today. The Europe...

November 22, 2012

Event: Bloggers for Democracy

Marietje Schaake will give a keynote speech on digital freedom at the seminar Bloggers for Democracy, hosted by the Green political group in the European Parliament. More information about the event can be found here.

October 20, 2015

Blog (Project Syndicate) - Talking Tough to Turkey

On October 20, this blog by Marietje Schaake was published on Project Syndicate. When suicide bombers killed at least 97 people at a rally of pro-Kurdish activists and civic groups advocating peace between the Turkish g...

November 22, 2012

Event: Google+ Hangout

Marietje Schaake hosts a hangout on Google+ to  discuss Copyright Reform, Digital Freedom and the completion of the Digital Single Market. Speakers include: - Anne Christensen [social media officer at the Ombudsman] -...

September 7, 2012

Parliament magazine: combating censorship

The EU has a leading role to play in ensuring digital freedoms, writes Marietje Schaake.By Marietje Schaake, 7.9.2012, The Parliament Magazine Europe’s financial and economic crises have drawn our perspective inward a...

November 13, 2013

Oped: New Europe - A digital future needs real net neutrality

Commissioner Kroes’ recently published proposals to harmonize the European telecoms markets are an important step towards the long overdue completion of the European Digital Single Market. Everyone that has ever used the...

November 13, 2011

Media: Long-term detention unacceptable, tells EP - Hürriyet Daily News

European politicians continued to criticize long imprisonment and violations of fair trials in Turkey while demanding the government make necessary changes and slamming opposition parties for selecting deputy candidates...

May 12, 2011

Plenary speeches on my own report 'Cultural dimensions of EU external actions'; report 'Youth on the Move'; Sarajevo as European Capital of Culture

'Youth on the Move' Mr President, before highlighting a few elements of this elaborate report on the role of culture in the EU’s external actions, I want to sincerely thank my colleagues from the Committee on Culture...

March 21, 2014

MEP: EU needs to condemn Turkish Twitter block

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the EU to condemn Turkey for blocking Twitter, which it did yesterday. She wants EU foreign policy chief Ashton to make clear that Turkey is going too...

April 11, 2012

Media: NGOs give EU commission a beating over anti-counterfeit pact

By Nicolaj Nielsen, EUobserver, 11.04.2012 Amnesty Intentional, Oxfam, Reporters without Borders as well as internet rights groups and the Council of Europe all spoke out against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreemen...

May 3, 2011

Media: War correspondents: call for braver EU protection policy

Ways to improve protection for journalists reporting on armed conflicts were debated by the Human Rights Sub-Committee on Monday, with a view to "press freedom" day on 3 May.3.5.2011, European Parliament News "Truth i...

October 29, 2015

Media (Euronews: The Network) - Are refugees or civil rights the priority in Turkey?

Today, Marietje Schaake debated on Euronews: The Network the situation in Turkey, amongst which the refugee crisis, the upcoming Turkish elections, and the crackdown on ethnic Kurds and the media. Also taking part in th...

March 31, 2011

Increasing IPR enforcement through ACTA will not halt piracy of media products

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Lena Ek (ALDE) , Jan Philipp Albrecht (Verts/ALE) , Zuzana Roithová (PPE) , Petra Kammerevert (S&D) , Christian Engström (Verts/ALE)...

May 31, 2012

Speech 2nd RightsConference in Rio de Janeiro

The Rio de Janeiro Human Rights and Technology Conference, hosted by Access, in partnership with the Center for Technology and Society from Fundação Getulio Vargas' Law School, will examine and explore how the informatio...

September 28, 2017

Commission confronted with dwindling timespan to regulate illegal content

Brussels will decide by May whether to craft legislation, rather than voluntary guidelines, on the issue. By Joanna Plucinska It’s now or never. The Juncker Commission has a short window to de...

March 21, 2014

Liberal group supports D66 proposal to enshrine net neutrality in law

At the initiative of the Dutch social-liberal party D66, the liberal ALDE Group today has put forward a new text to enshrine net neutrality in law in Europe. The text clarifies uncertainties and closes loopholes that rem...

December 14, 2011

Resolution on Tunisia: the case of Zacharia Bouguira

The European Parliament, – having regard to its recent resolutions on Tunisia, in particular that of 3 February 2011(1), – having regard to its resolution of 7 April 2011 on the review of the European Neighbourhood...

November 29, 2012

Media: Kennard’s Mood Music Flatters Dance Partners - European Business Express

It’s a $4 trillion economic partnership; of course we’re the best of friends. The US-EU tango is led by the strong beat of liberal democracy and elevated by accordion key changes; though, unless you press the right butto...

April 15, 2015

Media (The Wall Street Journal) - European Governments, Parliament Still Far Apart on Net Neutrality

This article was published on 15 April 2015 on The Wall Street Journal. By Valentina Pop.It’s two years on and lawmakers in the European Parliament are still at odds with national governments about proposed European Unio...

May 13, 2011

Media: 'Digital diplomacy' to open access to Europe's culture, says MEP

The European Union should make its diverse cultural content more accessible to people around the world via increased investment in cultural and, in particular, digital diplomacy, Dutch liberal MEP Marietje Schaake told E...

May 26, 2015

MEP: EU needs smart policies to strengthen human rights while technologies proliferate

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the adoption of the report "Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries" she ini...

September 15, 2016

Transition of Oversight of the IANA Functions

As the expiry date of the current IANA Functions contract approaches (October 1st, 2016), some in the US Congress are challenging the validity of the proposal to transfer (or "transition") the o...

October 16, 2015

European Youth Media Days – Panel on Media and (Self-)Censorship

European Youth Media Days – Panel on Media and (Self-)Censorship 21 October 2015, 09:30-11:00 Room PHS 07C050, European Parliament From 20-22 October 2015, the European Youth Media Days (EYMD 2015) will take p...

January 3, 2011

Media: WikiLeaks to draw weak information laws - media expert

By Walter Wafula, 3.1.2011, www.bizcommunity.com Journalists should be prepared to face crude regulations against information flow as governments move to tighten the leads on state secrets according to a Europe-based...

September 10, 2013

Plenary speech on cyber security and digital arms trade

Mr President, cybersecurity certainly has a different connotation after the NSA revelations, and the EU must take the lead in ensuring that our freedoms are not eroded in the name of security. It should not be z...

November 26, 2014

MEPs urge the Council to uphold net neutrality and roaming provisions

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake, supported by 150 MEPs, wants the EU member states to enshrine clear net neutrality definitions in EU law. They also reject any delays in the elimination of roaming char...

January 24, 2017

Schaake joins new international Commission on cyber security

Marietje Schaake will become a member of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC). The official launch will take place during the Munich Security Conference in February. The Commission will develop pr...

February 8, 2013

Media: EC publishes Cyber Security Strategy, MEPs unsatisfied - New Europe

Nerea Rial, New Europe, 07.02.2013 "A secure internet protects our freedoms and rights and our ability to do business. It's time to take coordinated action - the cost of not acting is much higher than the cost of acti...

July 1, 2013

Media: Europe’s spy technology expertise throws up awkward questions - Financial Times

Chris Bryant, Financial Times, 01.07.2013 Europe’s politicians are outraged about alleged US monitoring of EU telephone and computer communications. But when it comes to building and exporting spy equipment, few are a...

October 12, 2010

Parliamentary Question: Human rights abuses — Iran — US sanctions

Parliamentary questions12 October 2010 E-8251/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: Human rights abuses — Iran — US sanctions On 29 September, Presiden...

July 1, 2014

Written question regarding implementation of the BICI report in Bahrain

Please below a written question tabled by Marietje Schaake to High Representative Catherine Ashton, concerning the implementation of the BICI report in Bahrain. The official document can be found here. In the aftermat...

December 1, 2015

Schaake responds to ruling ECHR Turkey

In an important ruling today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously that Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression of three Turkish academics by blocking access to YouTube for two years between Ma...

October 26, 2012

Media: E.U. Agrees Tech Export Rules for Repressive Regimes - Washington Journal

Nick Clayton, Washington Journal, 26.10.2012 Repressive regimes should be stopped from accessing surveillance and so-called “dual-use” technologies from Europe following a move by the European Parliament this week....

January 28, 2012

Press release: Egypt: The European Union should show support for the democracy movement

Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament condemned the violent crackdown on Egyptians venting their frustration at decades of repression and lack of political freedom: "Egyptians h...

February 8, 2013

Media: Storm cloud emerges from EU cybersecurity strategy - Euractiv

While viewed as a “step in the right direction”, the EU’s new cyber security strategy is criticised by experts for its lack of clarity on ensuring the safety of cloud computing.Marc Hall, Euractiv, 08.02.2013 The Euro...

March 13, 2013

Media: Surveillance software used to spy on activists around the world - Salon.com

Technology designed to monitor criminals is used by numerous governments to survey dissentNatasha Lennard, Salon.com, 13.03.2013 FinSpy, a surveillance tool designed to enable law enforcement to monitor computers in c...

November 22, 2011

Media: CNN: Cyberwar explodes in Syria - Marietje comments

"Regimes like that of (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad know very well how access to information but also free expression and press freedom are a risk to him if he wants to continue to control all the power," said Marie...

December 12, 2011

Parliamentary Question: US tools for mobile phone operators infringe EU rights

Parliamentary questions12 December 2011 E-011723/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE) and Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: US tools for mobile phone operators...

December 18, 2012

Event: Munich Security Conference

From February 1st to 3rd, Marietje Schaake will participate in the Young Leaders Round Table of the Munich Security Conference. As part of this program she will speak in a Night Cap Session on Diplomacy in the Digital Ag...

April 15, 2011

EU court cool on copyright enforcement by private companies

In an opinion with significant implications for ongoing EU discussions on how to deal with online copyright infringement and internet piracy, an EU advocate general on Thursday said a Belgian internet provider cannot be...

September 1, 2014

Written Question to the High Representative on the case of Mohamed Tareq in Egypt

On 1 September, Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to High Representative Catherine Ashton concerning the case of the arrest of Mohamed Tareq in Egypt. Please find a plain text version and the official document...

October 16, 2015

European Youth Media Days – Panel on Media and (Self-)Censorship

European Youth Media Days – Panel on Media and (Self-)Censorship 21 October 2015, 09:30-11:00 Room PHS 07C050, European Parliament From 20-22 October 2015, the European Youth Media Days (EYMD 2015) will take p...

January 27, 2015

Amendments to 2014 Progress Report on Turkey

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTIONto wind up the debate on the statement by the Commission pursuant to Rule 123(2) of the Rules of Procedure on 2014 Commission Progress Report on Turkey (2014/2953(RSP)) Kati Piri on...

February 19, 2013

Media: Was macht Herr zu Guttenberg für die Netzfreiheit? - Netpolitik.org

André Rebentisch, netzpolitik.org, 19.02.2013 Was macht eigentlich Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg und die No Disconnect Strategie (NDS) der EU zur Netzfreiheit? Zur Bilanz der Beratertätigkeit von Herrn zu Guttenbergfragt...

November 2, 2012

Media: EU to Tighten Rules on Surveillance Technology Exports - Global Voices

“It is unacceptable that regimes in Syria and Iran can use European technologies to violate human rights”. Global Voices, Leila Nachawati, 31.10.2012 Activists have been fighting the battle against technology exports...

November 11, 2015

The situation of the media in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia

Seminar for journalists Co-organised by the European Parliament and the European Commission 17-18 November European Parliament, Paul Henri Spaak building, room 4B001 The European Parliament and the...

April 14, 2011

Media: Copyright Reform’s Controversial Start

Summer came early to Brussels last week – the sun shone, Place Lux was full of chino-wearing lobbyists, and two EU parliamentarians kicked off a row about copyright that will last all through the season of good weather*...

May 10, 2017

MEPs want notice and action directive

On the 9th of May, 24 MEPs sent the following letter to Vice President of the European Commission Andrus Ansip. Brussels, 9 May 2017   Dear Mr Vice President, Andrus,   At the mid-term re...

April 14, 2011

EU Copyright Nominee Stirs Debate

BRUSSELS—The appointment of a former record industry representative as EU copyright chief has raised questions in Brussels about plans to overhaul the bloc's copyright rules, which musicians, companies, and EU Parliament...

July 15, 2010

Media: Independent voices gain ground in EU blogosphere

15.7.2010, EurActiv.com Independent bloggers writing about EU policy are nipping at the heels of their big media rivals, according to a survey on the EU's English-language blogosphere. "Despite the conclusion tha...

March 3, 2017

Future of news, propaganda, fake news and business models

On March 1st, Marietje Schaake hosted an event on the future of news, online propaganda, fake news and new business models. Watch the video here in full, or the individual contributions of the panellists below:...

October 28, 2014

Written Questions about the Hungarian proposal for imposing a data tax

Today Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to the European Commission about the Hungarian proposal for imposing a data tax. 'Hungary should not hamper the establishment of a digital single market which we need to...

January 29, 2019

Implementation of the EU code of practice to fight disinformation

Today MEP Marietje Schaake filed the following written question to the European Commission.By the end of this week the participants of the EU code of practice to fight disinformation will publish their reports on how the...

April 25, 2017

EU lawmakers vote to make YouTube fight online hate speech

BRUSSELS - Video-sharing platforms such as Google's YouTube and Vimeo will have to take measures to protect citizens from content containing hate speech and incitement to violence under measures v...

April 6, 2011

From the Bosphorus Straight - EU conference should be in Istanbul

That the European Commission reportedly bears some suspicion of the strength of press freedom in Turkey is understandable, laudable even. Our own views on this topic are well established. That the commission, as we repor...

July 7, 2011

Plenary speech on Indonesia, including attacks on minorities

Madam President, Indonesia is a beautiful country with deep traditions of pluralism, cultural harmony, religious freedom and social justice, but regrettably we are seeing an increase in extremist attacks against reli...

May 3, 2013

Event: Euro-Mediterranean relations and the Arab Spring: two years on

On June 5th, Marietje Schaake will speak during a seminar organized in the European Parliament entitled "Euro-Mediterranean relations and the Arab Spring: two years on" about the situation of the media in the countries o...

October 23, 2015

Letter to President Juncker and High Representative Mogherini concerning the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan

On October 23, Marietje Schaake (ALDE) together with Ernest Maragall i Mira (Greens/EFA) and Kati Piri (S&D) sent a letter to European Commission President Juncker and Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign...

December 7, 2012

Video: Bloggers for Democracy

On December 5th Marietje Schaake spoke in a panel during the Bloggers for Democracy event organized by the Green Group in the European Parliament. The panel addressed the subject of "Technical infrastructure - building a...

January 15, 2015

MEP: Egyptian government must respect human rights (Resolution)

Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution initiated by MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) on the situation in Egypt. Schaake: “We condemn the systematic repression under the regime in Egypt. After Mubarak and Morsi...

April 6, 2011

Resolution on the case of Ai Weiwei

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions in the current parliamentary term on human rights violations in China, –   having regard to Rule 122(5) of its Rules of Procedure, A. wherea...

January 8, 2015

The perfect plot: the Sony hack

The debate about the hacking and leaking of e-mails from Sony employees, and the reactions that ensued, illustrate how reality can sometimes be more absurd than fiction. Had the situation not been so serious, it...

June 19, 2012

Interview for the Paradox of Liberty event

November 10, 2011

Draft Resolution about ACTA crowdsourced

During the ACTA negotiations, the Parliament had a chance to make it's voice heard. I crowdsourced the resolution, to gain valuable input from members of the public. You can find the document here. [embed]/wp-content/...

January 17, 2019

Beware of Tech Companies Playing Government

Last April, when 34 technology companies announced their membership of a Cybersecurity Tech Accord, it was portrayed as proof that the private sector was, at long last, taking responsibility for protecting civilians...

March 13, 2017

The beating of Elvi Fundo in Albania

On Friday, Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE), submitted the following question to High Representative Federica Mogherini on the beating of journalist Elvi Fundo in Albania. On the 8th of March, Elvi Fundo, a journalist for the...

September 14, 2011

Media: Google bends to European privacy worries with WiFi opt-out plan

Google says users worldwide will be able to remove themselves from some company databases. Since a May 2010 privacy gaffe, the company has been under increased pressure from European data protection authorities.By Cyrus...

May 11, 2015

MEP: Turkey must step back from authoritarian reforms to remain key EU partner

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) responds after the adoption of the annual Turkey report in the foreign affairs committee: "The text was significantly sharpened compared to the draft...

December 13, 2017

‘Fake News,’ Trump’s Obsession, Is Now a Cudgel for Strongmen

BRUSSELS — President Trump routinely invokes the phrase “fake news” as a rhetorical tool to undermine opponents, rally his political base and try to discredit a mainstream American media that is aggressively in...

December 14, 2015

Marietje Schaake welcomes WSIS+10 outcome document

This week government leaders from more than 190 countries will assemble for the 10 Year Review of the World Summit on the information society (WSIS+10 in UN-lingo) at the UN in New York, one of the most important for...

March 5, 2014

Turkey Progress Report as voted in Foreign Affairs Committee

The document below is the European Parliament resolution on the 2013 progress report on Turkey as it was voted in the Foreign Affairs (AFET) committee on Monday 3 March 2014. The report will be definitively adopted durin...

June 3, 2014

Media: Europe needs an ambitious digital agenda

This column was previously published by Euractiv. The European Parliament must take its responsibility to make Europe the smartest and most connected continent, starting with the creation of one committee for Di...

January 30, 2013

Media: Cyber Security, an unsolved matter in Europe - New Europe

Nerea Rial, New Europe, 30.01.2013 The Internet has experienced a historical change in the last decade; it evolved from being “one more” emerging infrastructure to become almost the core of our lives, economy and soci...

September 18, 2014

Plenary speech on human rights and democracy

On 18 September, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary meeting about human rights and democracy in the world. Marietje Schaake (ALDE). – Madam President, the number of people whose human rights are viola...

April 9, 2014

Event: Opening up the digital economy: creating growth and jobs

On April 10th, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel on "Opening up the digital economy: creating growth and jobs" during a conference on The Future of Transatlantic Trade in Paris. While growth in emerging market ec...

December 18, 2012

Event: CPDP Conference panel on copyright

On January 24th Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel on "Balancing of Fundamental Rights in Online Copyright Enforcement" during the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference. Other speakers include Balá...

November 3, 2011

Video: opening remarks during the RightsCon in Silicon Valley

Marietje's opening remarks during the RightsCon in Silicon Valley.

December 6, 2016

Holding AI to account: will algorithms ever be free from bias if they're created by humans?

Cecila Malmstrom publicly speaks of torture. On October 4, when the European politician stood up in parliament to give her support for laws banning the export of items used for implementing the de...

April 19, 2012

Parliamentary Question: Recent G-8 ‘Non-paper on intellectual property rights protection’

Parliamentary questions19 April 2012 E-004052/2012 Question for written answer to the Council Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: Recent G-8 ‘Non-paper on intellectual property rights protection’ Judg...

April 17, 2013

Media: Privacy Rights Group Challenges British Government Over Spy Technology Sales - Slate

It has been linked to attacks on activists and dissidents and traced to servers operating across the world. But the next stop for a government spy technology that can infiltrate computers and eavesdrop on Skype chats cou...

January 23, 2013

Event: Presentation Onlife Manifesto: Being human in a hyperconnected world

On February 8th, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel at the presentation of the “Onlife Manifesto: Being human in a hyperconnected world”. The Manifesto is the result of the Onlife Initiative, set up by the European C...

March 31, 2013

Media: The digital arms trade - The Economist

The Economist, March 30th 2013 It is a type of software sometimes described as “absolute power” or “God”. Small wonder its sales are growing. Packets of computer code, known as “exploits”, allow hackers to infiltrate...

April 28, 2015

Media (POLITICO) - Net neutrality: Commission tries to break deadlock

This article appeared on POLITICO. By David Meyer.The compromise proposal strikes a balance between competing plans from the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. European Commission negotiators h...

January 21, 2014

Media: MEP: International investigation into Turkey's rule of law needed - Today's Zaman

Ahead of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Brussels, Dutch member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake, from the Democrats 66 party, has called for an independent international investigation into the...

April 26, 2017

Yameen Rasheed stabbed to death in the Maldives

Following the fatal stabbing of Yameen Rasheed, a government critic and blogger, Marietje Schaake submitted the questions below to High-Representative Federderica Mogherini. On the 23rd of April, Yameen Rasheed was sta...

November 28, 2014

Event: Panel on netneutrality

On the 3rd of December Marietje Schaake will participate as a panel member at a summit on Internet Governance. The topic of the panel is net neutrality and the panel will discuss such issues the competing visions of net...

March 24, 2015

Amendments to report on 'Human rights and technology'

In February, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) called for input for her draft report on 'Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries'. Through sharing the dr...

March 4, 2015

Letter to the Ministers of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) concerning TSM

Download (PDF): Letter to Ministers of the Telecommunications Council (TTE) concerning TSM Council of the European Union 175 Rue de la Loi B-1048 Bruxelles Belgique 4 March 2015 Dear Minister...

December 18, 2012

Event: Global Cyber Security Conference

On January 30th Marietje Schaake will be the chair of a panel on "Cyber Security: Regulate or Leave it to the Market?" during the Global Cyber Security Conference. The conference is organized by the European Security Rou...

August 13, 2013

Media: Q&A: Marietje Schaake on the future of EU-Iran relations - Your Middle East

A Persian version of this article can be found here. Our Tehran-based contributor Alborz Habibi talks to EU parliamentarian Marietje Schaake, also a Your Middle East contributor, about Europe-Iran relations in light o...

September 7, 2015

Plenary debate on Human rights and technology in third countries (report)

On September 7th, during the European Parliament's plenary meeting, Marietje Schaake presented her report on ‘Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countri...

June 8, 2015

Blog: Visit to Iran

It is never an easy decision to travel to Iran. I have heard both voices of approval and condemnations from various sides on my 3 visits so far. Weighing them carefully, I believe that engaging, even in difficult cir...

March 25, 2013

Media: Rise of the net activist - New Europe

Jennifer Baker, New Europe, 24.03.2013 Earlier this month thousands of digital civil liberties activists bombarded the European Parliament with emails protesting against a proposed law to ban on internet pornography....

October 3, 2014

Letter to the Bahraini government on the case of Nabeel Rajab

On 2 October, Marietje Schaake together with Ana Gomes wrote an urgent letter to the Bahraini authorities concerning the case of Nabeel Rajab. The prominent rights activist was arrested on October 1st and faces prosecuti...

December 20, 2012

Media: ACTA in 2012: From Desperation to Inspiration - Computerworld UK

The European Commission has announced that it is withdrawing its referral of ACTA to the European Court of Justice. If you had forgotten about that particular detail, you're probably not alone: so much happened with ACTA...

July 23, 2015

Written Questions on the mass detention of lawyers and human rights activists in China

On July 23, Marietje Schaake together with 10 other MEPs submitted to Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, Parliamentary Written Questions on the mass detention of lawyers and huma...

April 25, 2017

EU member of parliament: Nationalism at odds with international cybersecurity

A member of the European Union's Parliament described the rising tide of nationalism in the United States and Europe as antithetical to cybersecurity and the free internet at a conference featurin...

January 14, 2015

Net Neutrality and the EU

Net Neutrality and the EU 30 Jan 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00 Chatham House, London Participants Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament Chair: Caroline Baylon, Research Associate, Science, Te...

September 7, 2015

Bitcoinference

Bitcoinference Summer 2015 September 12 and 13 Amsterdam Science Park “Bitcoinference Summer 2015 covering the business and scientific part of Bitcoin, currencies and their derivatives.” Marietje S...

June 1, 2011

Event: ALDE Seminar: Diplomacy post Wikileaks

Event date: 1 June 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP JAN4 Q1 Speakers: William E. Kennard, US ambassador to the EU Pierre Vimont, Secretary General of the EEAS Daniel Domscheit-Berg, former WikiLeaks spo...

August 20, 2012

Blog: "EU-Russia relations: Necessary but Uncomfortable"

Russia and especially the people of Russia are considered ‘European’ by many standards. Unfortunately, Russia is increasingly less European when measured along the democratic yardstick. Despite its membership of the Coun...

April 18, 2012

Resolution on the situation in Burma/Myanmar

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to Articles 18 to 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of 1948, –   having regard to Article 25 of the International Covena...

September 28, 2012

Visit: Rabat September 2012 - GMF Atlantic Dialogue

June 30, 2015

State of Play Telecoms Single Market

Yesterday evening (night) a framework deal was reached on the Telecoms Single Market package for Europe. While the European Parliament as a whole negotiated with success, key points remain reason for concern. This is a r...

March 25, 2011

Media: MEPs ask 'government point of view' on publishing house raid

Two members of the European Parliament have requested the Turkish 'government’s point of view' on police raids Thursday in search of an unpublished manuscript, expressing skepticism about the action.By Erisa Dautaj Şener...

January 14, 2015

Net Neutrality and the EU

Net Neutrality and the EU 30 Jan 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00 Chatham House, London Participants Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament Chair: Caroline Baylon, Research Associate, Science, Te...

March 31, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Increasing IPR enforcement through ACTA will not halt piracy of media products

Parliamentary questions31 March 2011 E-003101/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Lena Ek (ALDE) , Jan Philipp Albrecht (Verts/ALE) , Zuzana Roithová (PPE) , Pe...

August 30, 2012

"EU should protect Belarusian online opposition"

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) is worried about today's detainment of several web-administrators by the Belarusian authorities. In the run-up to parliamentary elections on September 23rd...

March 5, 2013

Media: EU, US go separate ways on cybersecurity - EurActiv

Europe and the United States look set to implement different approaches to cybersecurity, with Washington adopting voluntary reporting mechanisms against Brussels' compulsory measures. The difference approaches thr...