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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...

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...

March 18, 2016

MEP: Liberal Canadian government is partner for new trade agreement

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) will travel to Canada next week with a delegation of the European Parliament, where she will discuss the new trade deal between the EU and Canada. Schaake: "C...

October 8, 2014

Liberal MEP calls for a new EU-Turkey agenda

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls for a new agenda for Turkey-EU relations. Schaake stated this in response to the progress reports presented by European Commissioner Füle regarding the...

November 9, 2018

Recall EU ambassador from Riyadh

Brussels, November 9th 2018 Dear High Representative Mogherini,  Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered five weeks ago after entering the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. Important questions, such as the wh...

January 26, 2016

Where is the EU five years after the revolution in Egypt?

Five years ago mass protests took over Tahrir square in Cairo. After initial hesitation the EU sought a new approach to Egypt, and wanted to support the transition from autocracy to democracy. It would fully support "the...

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...

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 8, 2010

Media: Is there room for a liberal party?

By Yavuz Baydar, 8.11.2010, Today's Zaman The question stemmed from the an assertion by Ms. Marietje Schaake, a European liberal politician, who while in İstanbul recently raised many wise points in narrowing the gap...

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...

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

September 17, 2014

MEP: EU must play more active part in fight against IS

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Union to show more leadership in acting against the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS). Today, the European Parliament will debate...

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...

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...

October 26, 2012

MEP: "Sakharov-prize for Iranians is support for Iranian people."

D66 Press ReleaseStrasbourg, 26 October 2012 MEP: Sakharov Prize is support for all Iranian people Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the news that the Sakharov Prize this year will be awarded to the Ir...

April 8, 2014

MEP: Cancellation Iranian visit to EP is revealing

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) says it is revealing that Iranian Parliamentarians decided to cancel their visit to the European Parliament at the last minute. The Iranian parliament today...

April 7, 2010

Media: MEP: Compared to US, EU is doing little for refugees

By Ayse Karabat, 7.4.2010, Today's Zaman Marietje Schaake, a Dutch member of the European Parliament, has said that compared to the US, the EU accepts few refugees and that the cooperation between Turkey and the EU sh...

October 3, 2017

MEP: Europe's silence on Egypt’s human rights violations is deafening

For the first time since 2015, the European Parliament today debates the state of play of EU-Egypt relations. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) has consistently called for a critical EU respon...

July 22, 2015

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? (European Liberal Forum)

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? European Liberal Forum, Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable July 23, 09:00 - 11:00 AT & T Innovation Centre 1133 21st Street, NW Suite 210, Washington D.C. 20036 Register by 20...

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...

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...

January 30, 2015

MEP: EU should take the lead in new diplomatic initiative Syria

MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) wants EU High Representative Mogherini to develop a diplomatic initiative to end the war in Syria. Yesterday evening, it became clear that the talks in Moscow ended with no concrete result...

May 12, 2016

MEP: Credible plan for dumped goods from China is crucial

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the EU to deal with our trade partner China in a credible way. Today, the European Parliament will adopt a resolution on how to deal with products that...

July 22, 2015

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? (European Liberal Forum)

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? European Liberal Forum, Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable July 23, 09:00 - 11:00 AT & T Innovation Centre 1133 21st Street, NW Suite 210, Washington D.C. 20036 Register by 20...

February 11, 2015

MEP: Europe should support victims of IS terror in Iraq and Syria (Speech & Resolution)

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) wants the European Union to make humanitarian aid for victims of terror organisation Islamic State (IS) a priority. Today the European Parliament will debate...

March 23, 2018

MEP Schaake (D66/ALDE) on future trade relation EU-UK

European leaders just adopted the guidelines for the future trade relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the step but warns...

December 18, 2014

MEP: Business as usual towards Turkey is no longer an option for the EU

Last weekend the Turkish authorities detained several journalists in raids on media outlets. Turkey already imprisons more journalists than any other country. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66)...

May 24, 2017

MEP: Strong Europe is the only answer to Trump

MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) says it is more important than ever that the European Union acts collectively and decisively, especially now the United States are led by the unpredictable Donald Trump. Only a strong Euro...

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...

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 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...

February 1, 2018

Is the EU getting trade right?

Judy Asks: Is the EU Getting Trade Right? JUDY DEMPSEY A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. January 31, 2018...

October 6, 2014

MEP wants more effective EU foreign policy

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is disappointed about the lack of ambition shown by the Ministers of the EU member states, who have nominated the inexperienced Federica Mogherini as the new...

March 15, 2013

Event: Liberal International Executive Meeting

From 12 to 14 April Marietje Schaake will attend the Liberal International's Executive Meeting in Beirut. On saturday April 13thshe will speak in a panel during the Human Rights Committee to address the question “How Sho...

October 25, 2017

MEP: EU funds to Turkey on hold

The European Parliament just voted on the European budget for 2018. For the coming year, the European Commission has designated more than 200 million Euro in pre-accession support to Turkey. Member of the European Parlia...

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,...

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...

June 13, 2018

MEP calls for appointment EU cyber envoy

Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution that called for more European cooperation on cyberdefence. Need for an EU cyber envoy MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the resolution but argues that more is n...

June 7, 2017

MEP: More EU defence sorely needed

 Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) says that European defence integration is absolutely crucial. Now that Trump is withdrawing from the world stage and the crises around Europe remain uns...

August 15, 2014

MEP: Reappointment Ayatollah Larijani is a disaster for human rights Iran

Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/ D66) responds to the reappointment of Ayatollah Larijani as head of Iran's judiciary. "The reappointment of Ayatollah Larijani as head of the judiciary in Iran does n...

June 23, 2014

MEP: EU must combat conviction journalists Egypt

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake, sees the conviction of journalists in Egypt as a new low point in human rights violations. Today, 20 Egyptian and foreign journalists, including the Australian Peter G...

February 13, 2015

MEP: Saudi Arabia must release Raif Badawi

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE), wants the authorities in Saudi Arabia to release Raif Badawi immediately and unconditionally. Yesterday the European Parliament adopted a resolution w...

April 20, 2016

MEP Schaake on EU trade agreement with Canada (CETA)

Today, the International Trade committee of the European Parliament spoke with the Canadian Trade Minister, Chrystia Freeland. Canada and the EU have recently finished the negotiations on a trade agreement, which still n...

May 8, 2014

Event: Election debate "Where Now for European Foreign Policy?"

EUROPEAN ELECTION CANDIDATES DEBATE: WHERE NOW FOR EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY? Huis van Europa, The Hague, 15 May 15.00 – 17.00 With: Kati Piri PvdA Judith Sargentini GroenLinks Marietje Schaake D66 Other candidat...

February 15, 2017

Consent CETA is a crucial step

Member of the European Marietje Schaake welcomes the majority that supported the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of CETA. Schaake: "This is a cru...

September 7, 2017

MEP: EU funds to Turkey on standby

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the European Commission to put EU funds intended for Turkey on standby. For the coming year, the Commission has budgeted more than 200 million euros to...

August 28, 2014

MEP calls for emergency procedures for EU foreign policy during recess

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), has called for a more effective emergency procedure for the European Union and especially the EU foreign policy chief. She spoke today in the European Parli...

October 19, 2012

Visit: Abidjan October 2012 - Liberal International

January 12, 2015

D66: Europe should support victims of IS terror

D66 wants EU High Representative Mogherini, together with the EU member states to come up with an emergency plan for Iraq. The acts of terror committed by IS in Iraq are leading to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. I...

March 26, 2015

MEP: The European Digital Single Market is a pipe dream without a strong Telecom Market

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) responds to the Commission's plans to develop a Digital Single Market. "For years now, I have been saying that we need to speed up the finalisation of...

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...

March 11, 2013

MEP: time to put Hezbollah on EU terror list

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) calls on EU leaders to formally add the Shia terrorist organization Hezbollah to the EU list of terrorist organisations. In a written question the Dutch pol...

March 17, 2014

MEP: EU needs clear agreements with Iran

Dutch member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the EU to act more strategically towards Iran. Today, the Committee for Foreign Affairs debates a report that gives recommendations for future E...

July 5, 2017

MEP: political agreement EU-Japan clear signal

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake welcomes the political agreement that was reached between the EU and Japan to close a trade deal. The text is mostly finished, but on some parts, details still need to b...

December 1, 2013

Media: “Progressive Liberal View” of the Middle East - Encompassing Crescent

Europe’s relationship with a changing Middle East is contentious.  To better understand this relationship, EC’s editor Fatih Seyhanoglu interviewed Marietje Schaake.  Marietje is a Member of the European Parliament...

January 14, 2013

MEP: UN-Mandate access humanitarian aid Syria top EU priority

The EU should take the lead in securing a mandate of the UN Security Council demanding unrestricted access to humanitarian aid in Syria. Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) will urge EU foreig...

March 10, 2014

MEP: EU needs to address human rights Saudi Arabia

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the EU to conduct a firm dialogue with Saudi Arabia about human rights, freedoms and the role of the country in the region. Tomorrow, the Europe...

December 2, 2015

MEP: Conclusion negotiations EU-Vietnam trade deal good step

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake welcomes the conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam which the European Commission and the Vietnamese government will today. Schaake: "Thi...

February 26, 2014

MEP: EU needs strategy on new military capabilities

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), is concerned by the development of new military capabilities by European member states without clear goals or legal frameworks. This afternoon, the European...

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...

September 21, 2015

MEPs respond to the appointment of Saudi Arabia's ambassador at the UN Human Rights Council

The ALDE Group in the European Parliament strongly disagrees with the decision taken by the United Nations to hand over a key human rights role to Saudi Arabia’s ambassador at the UN in Geneva, who was elected as chair o...

July 5, 2018

Europe’s copyright fight is just getting started

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March 30, 2012

Visit: Barcelona March 2012 - Liberal International

May 24, 2016

MEP: Political deal on export control anti-torture goods is good news

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake is happy that today a deal was reached between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Member States to update and strengthen export control legislation for good...

May 9, 2014

MEP: Put Boko Haram on EU terror list

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Union to place the Nigerian extremist organisation Boko Haram on its black list for terrorist organisations. Placing the organisation on...

April 25, 2013

Press release: MEP: "No time to waste in EU-US trade talks"

This morning, Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) and the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament supported starting negotiations between the EU and the US about a trade and i...

November 21, 2013

MEP: We need clarity on EU cyber war capabilities

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to provide clarification on whether the EU is developing offensive capabilities in cyber defence. “It look...

March 12, 2014

MEP: Syria should be EU human rights priority

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the EU to treat the Syrian crisis as an absolute priority. Today the European Parliament will debate about the EU's priorities for the United Na...

December 2, 2015

Media (Carnegie Europe) - Judy Asks: Is the EU Selling Out to Turkey?

Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. Please find the response by Marietje Schaake below,...

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...

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...

December 18, 2013

MEP: Fragile momentum to improve EU-Iran relations

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), believes there are opportunities to rebuild contacts between Europe and Iran. At the end of a five-day visit to Iran with a delegation of MEPs she say...

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...

May 19, 2017

An unambiguous EU strategy for Yemen: the time is now

Today EU foreign ministers, in the margins of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council, discuss the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Yemen. Three weeks ago, a UN hosted donor conference gathered 1.1 billion dollars in pledges&nb...

October 16, 2017

MEP: EU finally imposes sanctions on Myanmar

European Ministers of Foreign Affairs today imposed targeted sanctions against Myanmar. As a result, high-ranking army officials will no longer be welcome in Europe. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaa...

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...

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...

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...

December 14, 2017

MEP: tougher EU sanctions Myanmar sorely needed

The European Parliament repeated its calls on the European member states to impose sanctions on Myanmar. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today stated that at least 6700 Rohingya, including children, were killed. Member of...

March 12, 2019

MEP Schaake welcomes EU China strategy

Commissioner Jyrki Katainen just presented an EU China strategy. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) is happy her repeated calls for a single, comprehensive European strategy towards China have...

February 2, 2017

MEP: Erasmus+ shows added value of EU

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), welcomes the fact that the European Parliament has embraced the positive evaluation of the Erasmus+ programme. With Erasmus+, all existing European educatio...

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...

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...

July 16, 2014

MEP: EU must help stop further escalation in Iraq

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) believes the focus should lie on a political solution to the current crisis in Iraq. Today, the European Parliament will debate about the conflict in the cou...

September 16, 2014

MEP Marietje Schaake responds on trade agreement EU and Canada

Today, the European Parliament debates about the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, that is currently under negotiation. The two teams of negotiators have reached a comprehensive political agreement on the conten...

September 30, 2014

MEP: Europe should use EU enlargement to push for democratization

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement to initiate a fresh start in the relationship between Turkey and the European Union....

January 19, 2016

MEP: No time to lose for EU Digital Single Market

Today the European Parliament will vote on a resolution calling on the European Commission and the Member States to make strong progress with building an EU digital single market. MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66): “Barrie...

February 29, 2016

MEP: New agreement cooperation Canada good news

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake is glad that the final details have been worked out of the trade agreement between Canada and the EU, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The text has...

March 7, 2012

Press release: Egypt’s army is reckoning with revolutionaries

Today the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported that twelve prominent revolutionary figures, including presidential candidates, activists, journalists, MPs and writers, have been referred to a military prosecution for all...

April 22, 2014

MEP: EU should forcefully condemn attacks on political prisoners Iran

This post can be read in Persian here. Last week an unprecedented attack was launched on political prisoners in Evin prison Tehran. Labelled 'Black Thursday' witnesses speak of the worst attacks in 20 years. High Repr...

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...

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...

April 12, 2013

Visit: Beirut April 2013 - Liberal International Executive Meeting

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...

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 17, 2018

Carnegie Europe asks: Is the West Selling Itself Short?

A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world: Is the West Selling Itself Short?Marietje Schaake's answer:  When loo...

November 5, 2016

Why Europe is watching the US presidential race

Europeans are watching the US election with a sense of bewilderment and dreadBy Tony ConnellyEurope EditorWith Europe facing crises on so many levels the fervent hope is that the US election doesn’t make any of the cris...

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...

October 22, 2014

Plenary speech on the situation in Kobane and the threat of IS

On 22 October, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary debate about the situation in Kobane and the threat of IS. (Please refer to the text below.) Mr President, today we were listening to the plans of Commiss...

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...

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...

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...

September 18, 2014

MEP: EU needs to strengthen role in Libya

Member of the European parliament, Marietje Schaake wants EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to take action so the role of the European Union can be strengthened in Libya. Today, the European Parliament adopts a re...

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...

April 4, 2014

MEP: European export controls spying technology needed

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Commission to push ahead with a strategy to control the export of spying technology and systems that can be used to break into mobile pho...

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...

March 31, 2015

MEP responds to acquittal 236 suspects in Balyoz/Sledgehammer case

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE) responds to the acquittal of 236 suspects in the infamous Balyoz/Sledgehammer case in Turkey. "Although a mass acquittal is troubling the same way a mass con...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

September 10, 2015

MEP: EU must speak out against human rights violations Azerbaijan

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Commission, the High Representative and the Member States to speak out against human rights violations in Azerbaijan. Today the European...

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...

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...

September 17, 2018

Exhibition: "My democracy is..."

May 18, 2016

MEP: "EU leaders must demand Turkish guarantees about human rights!"

ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake wants Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to demand guarantees from Turkey concerning the safeguarding of the rule of law, human ri...

June 16, 2016

MEP: happy with deal on 'conflict minerals'

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is happy that the European Parliament and the Member States have, after months of negotiations, reached a deal to combat the trade in minerals that are used...

June 30, 2015

D66: Voorlopig akkoord Telecompakket is verwaterd compromis

Tot diep in de nacht heeft het Europees Parlement onderhandeld met de Raad en de Commissie over het TelecomPakket, en er is een voorlopig akkoord bereikt. Het Lets Voorzitterschap moet nog formeel akkoord krijgen van de...

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...

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...

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...

October 31, 2014

Media (The Economist): Problems with neighbours

This article appeared on The Economist on November 1.Recent actions push Turkey away from the West and the European Union THE fallout from Turkey’s relations with Islamic State (IS) knows no end. Its global image is i...

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...

March 13, 2014

Event: “Crunch time for the Israeli-Palestinian talks: What are the prospects for peace and where does Europe fit?”

“Crunch time for the Israeli-Palestinian talks: What are the prospects for peace and where does Europe fit?” European Parliament, Friday 21st March Room ASP 3G2, Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels The European Co...

June 8, 2016

MEP: Make trade in ICT products easier

Today, the European Parliament will vote on the expansion of the Information Technology Agreement, which was concluded at the end of last year between 25 countries of the WTO, including the EU. Under this agreement, tari...

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...

May 15, 2018

MEP Schaake responds to EU meetings on Iran

Today, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini meets with the ministers of foreign affairs of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Iran. They will discuss possible next steps following the withdrawal of the United...

May 22, 2018

MEP Schaake: trade threats require common EU position

The European Ministers of Foreign Affairs are discussing the state of EU-US trade relations today. The EU's temporary exemption to the steel- and aluminium tariffs imposed by the United States will expire on June 1s...

October 15, 2009

Press release: Western Balkans moving closer to EU but progress is not uniform

Ivo Vaigl (Zares,Slovenia) and ALDE group spokesperson on Croatia noted that "notwithstanding all the difficulties, Croatia has made solid progress in many areas. The Croatian government will have to remain ambitious and...

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...

October 20, 2016

Wallonia is adamantly blocking the EU’s trade deal with Canada

Wallonia is adamantly blocking the EU’s trade deal with CanadaA tiny region of Belgium opposes trade for reasons that are hard to understandThe Economist, 22nd October 2016“HEY Canada, fuck you.” Within hours this tweet...

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 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...

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...

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...

March 22, 2018

MEP Schaake (D66/ALDE) on EU exemption from steel/aluminium tariffs

The United States just announced that Europe will be temporarily exempt from the previously announced steel and aluminium tariffs. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake welcomes the move but remains concerne...

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...

January 12, 2015

Expelled by terror IS: a blog from iraqi Kurdistan

Between Erbil and Dohuk, the most important Yezidi city in Iraq, buildings stand half finished. Hopes that Iraqi Kurdistan would one day be like Dubai have been replaced by existential questions and mere survival. Dr...

October 16, 2017

MEP: Autonomous EU sanctions North Korea send strong signal

European Ministers of Foreign Affairs today imposed additional sanctions against North Korea. Oil exports and investments from the EU to North Korea will be banned and North Koreans will no longer be able to work in Euro...

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...

March 6, 2013

Egypt: Resolution on behalf of Liberal Group for Strasbourg March plenary

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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...

February 6, 2018

MEP: Stability Western Balkans crucial for Europe

The European Commission just presented a new strategy for the countries in Western Balkans in order to reinvigorate their relations with Europe. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the...

March 5, 2014

MEP: High time for modern European copyright laws

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on the European Commission to finally put forward concrete proposals for the reform and modernization of European copyright laws. Today the consultatio...

April 18, 2013

Press release: MEP Schaake ALDE/D66: EU needs to support Libanon

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls upon EU foreign policy chief Ashton to immediately give extra humanitarian aid to Lebanon to provide shelter to hundreds of thousands Syrian refug...

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.,...

September 15, 2017

Why is Europe rewarding Egypt’s torture epidemic?

On the 5th of September, Human Rights Watch (HRW) described a ‘torture epidemic’ in Egypt´s prisons, documenting severe beatings, electric shocks, stress positions and rape. The human rights situation has been deteriorat...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

July 18, 2014

MEP: EU needs to assist Nigeria in fight against Boko Haram (Resolution)

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the European Union to help Nigeria in combatting Boko Haram. Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Nigeria. Schaake: "T...

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...

February 13, 2013

MEP Schaake (ALDE/D66) on EU-US FTA: “Get the deal done”.

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) calls on the European Commission to swiftly present a negotiating mandate as the basis for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the United States. Pres...

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...

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...

September 23, 2014

MEP: Frozen conflict in Eastern Ukraine unacceptable

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the two sides of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine to keep pursuing a sustainable solution. The European Union should facilitate these talks. Today the...

October 27, 2015

MEP: strong net neutrality missing in new European telecom rules

The European Parliament today voted on rules on the Telecoms Single Market in Europe. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) has argued for more clearly defining net neutrality in European law. Tha...

March 12, 2013

Press release: MEP Schaake: "EU should use association agreement to end Israeli settlement activity"

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the European Commission to formally address Israel's settlement activity in the occupied territories and East-Jerusalem. This should be done by means...

July 8, 2015

MEP: Support for report European Parliament important for TTIP negotiations

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) considers the support from the European Parliament for the report on TTIP an important step in the negotiating process between the European Union and the Unit...

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...

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...

March 12, 2013

Media: Dutch MEP wants Hezbollah on EU terrorist list - European Jewish Congress

A leading Dutch member of the European Parliament has called on the European Union to include the Lebanese-based terror group Hezbollah on its official list of proscribed organizations. European Jewish Congress, 12.03...

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...

December 11, 2013

Marietje Schaake MEP visits Iran

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is visiting Iran with a delegation of the European Parliament from 12 until 18 December. After the official delegation, she will remain in Iran for thr...

June 25, 2012

Press release: Election Morsi is only one step towards democracy

On behalf of the ALDE group, Guy Verhofstadt this morning congratulates Mohamed Morsi on his historic victory in the presidential elections in Egypt. Morsi is the first president in Egypt's history to be democratically e...

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...

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...

March 13, 2019

Judy Asks: Is Europe Doing Enough to Protect its Democracy?

Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament No. Despite several examples of hacking and foreign election meddling, the responses throughout Europe remain fragmented and weak. How many more wake-up calls do peopl...

June 16, 2015

MEP: Saudi Arabia must pardon Raif Badawi

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) calls on the King of Saudi Arabia to grant Raif Badawi an official pardon. Schaake has written a letter to King Salman of Saudi Arabia, which was co-signed by...

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...

November 14, 2014

MEP: violation Minsk protocol unacceptable

Member of the European parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), says it is unacceptable that the Ukrainian government, rebels and Russia keep on violating the agreements they made in September in Minsk. Schaake: "NATO re...

March 12, 2019

Trust between the US and the EU is at an 'all-time low'

Trust between the US and the EU is at an 'all-time low,' says European lawmaker American and European trade representatives met in Washington last week in an attempt to iron out their differences on trade. But talks hav...

June 30, 2015

MEP Schaake reacts to preliminary deal on Telecoms Single Market

Late last night, after long negotiations, a preliminary deal on the Telecoms Single Market was reached between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The Latvian Presidency still has to get the official...

September 16, 2014

MEP wants clarity on postponement trade deal with Ukraine

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), asked Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht for clarity on the implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine. The European Parliament r...

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...

May 21, 2015

MEP: Turkey must reverse authoritarian trend to remain a key EU partner

Today the European Parliament will vote on the annual progress report on Turkey. The resolution will be the most critical ever adopted of this kind. At the same time Members of European Parliament across the political sp...

January 24, 2017

MEP welcomes vote in favour of CETA

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake welcomes the Trade Committee's vote in favour of ratifying CETA, the trade agreement with Canada. Schaake: "CETA is the most modern and progressive agreement that the EU...

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...

October 10, 2011

Press release: Egypt is backtracking on democratic revolution

Yesterday evening a peaceful demonstration of Copts turned into a massacre by the army, leaving 24 people dead and countless more injured. The ALDE Group strongly condemns this deplorable reaction from the Egyptian Army....

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...

November 15, 2018

MEP Schaake welcomes announced release of photographer Shahidul Alam

Today, following international pressure, a court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Shahidul Alam. He hopes to be released by Sunday, after spending 104 days in jail. MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) initiated the European...

February 7, 2013

Press release: MEP: "EU Cyber Security Strategy should secure digital freedoms"

EU Cyber Security Strategy should secure digital freedoms The EU Cyber Security Strategy, launched in Brussels today, is an assessment more than a forward looking strategy. The assessment of a variety of crimes involv...

March 16, 2017

EU strategy for Syria: Strong political leadership is needed to avoid Putin and Assad shaping the country’s future

Yesterday, The European Commission and High Representative Federica Mogherini adopted elements for an EU Strategy for Syria. The ALDE Group has been pushing for a pro-active European leadership to end the bloodshed since...

March 14, 2018

Carnegie Europe asks: Is Europe Ready for a Trade War with Trump?

A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. Please find Marietje Schaake's response below:  The EU is ready to pr...

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...

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...

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...

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...

April 4, 2014

Plenary debate on Europe's common foreign policy

On April 3rd the European Parliament debated the European Common Foreign and Security Policy in what presumeably was High Representative Catherine Ashton's last plenary debate in the current parliamentary term. According...

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...

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...

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...

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...

July 25, 2018

MEP Schaake (D66/ALDE) response to Juncker/Trump 'deal'

President of the European Commission Juncker and US President Trump just announced a ‘deal’ to improve EU-US trade relations. The United States will refrain from imposing tariffs on European cars and car-parts. In exchan...

November 11, 2011

Parliamentary Question: VP/HR — Technology exported to Iran by EU‑based companies which is used to violate human rights

Parliamentary questions11 November 2011 E-010306/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: VP/HR — Technology exported to Iran by EU‑based companies which...

February 13, 2013

Media: Obama gives green light to EU-US trade deal - EU Observer

US President Barack Obama has given the green light for comprehensive trade talks between the EU and the US, paving the way for what could become the largest single free trade zone in the world.Benjamin Fox, EU Observer,...

March 14, 2018

MEP: avoid trade war

The European Parliament today debates the tariffs on steel and aluminium president Trump announced last week. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on Commissioner Malmström to prevent a tra...

February 22, 2013

MEP Schaake: "Give Iranians access to lifesaving medicines"

Dutch-Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/Alde) wants an end to European sanctions against Iran that block access to essential medicines by the Iranian population. Due to sanctions in relation to the Iran...

June 13, 2013

Media: Next EU summit risks being waste of time, MEPs say - EU Observer

Honor Mahony, EU Observer, 13.06.2013 The European Commission on Wednesday (12 June) came under pressure to be a bold policy-maker, as a meeting of EU leaders later this month shapes up to be another damp squib. De...

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...

February 23, 2018

Q and A with MEP Marietje Schaake on Big Tech on the European stage

Q and A with MEP Marietje Schaake The liberal ALDE group’s spokesperson on transatlantic trade and digital trade has emerged as a leading critic of Big Tech on the European stage. By Janosch Delcker...

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...

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...

June 26, 2018

MEP: Set high bar for Albania and Macedonia accession

The European Ministers of Foreign Affairs just decided to start opening accession negotiations with Albania and Macedonia in June 2019. Before that time both countries need to make concrete steps to reform of their judic...

November 7, 2013

MEP: Ashton should set a European course in Iran negotiations

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to set an independent European course in the negotiations with Iran about its nuclear programme. "Form...

March 11, 2014

MEP: Turkey in deep crisis

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) emphasises her concerns regarding the state of the rule of law in Turkey. Today the European Parliament debates about a report evaluating the progress of the...

May 7, 2013

MEP: "Fill in mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) calls on EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, to push for filling in the current mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Schaake: “T...

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...

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...

January 16, 2019

Germany’s data hack is a wake-up call to Europe

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May 13, 2015

Media (Huffington Post) - Securing Europe's Future Is About Securing Our Own Future

This article by Erik Brattberg, co-authored with Tobias Bunde, Maksymilian Czuperski and Marietje Schaake, appeared today on the Huffington Post. After centuries of war, since 1945 and the fall of the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

June 29, 2016

MEP: Global Strategy should be more future proof

Today High Representative Mogherini presents the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy - more than a decade after the 2003 European Security Strategy. Member of European Parliament (ALDE/D66) Marietje Scha...

October 28, 2015

MEP: Transparency negotiations on trade agreements must be a priority

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants furthering transparency around trade negotiations to be a priority for the EU. Today the European Parliament voted in favour of a proposal by Schaake to...

February 22, 2016

MEP: American commitments crucial in TTIP negotiations

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the American side in the negotiations on a trade agreement between the European Union and the United States to show real ambition. Today, the twelfth...

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...

June 25, 2015

MEP: We need concrete proposals from the US in EU-US negotiations

Yesterday the United States Congress took the last step to give President Obama the mandate to conclude trade negotiations, by adopting the so-called Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). The US are negotiating with a group o...

November 6, 2018

U.S.-European Relations Saw Dramatic Changes, MEP Schaake Says

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake discusses what has changed in the U.S.-European relations under the Trump administration. She speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua from the Bloomberg New Economy Foru...

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...

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...

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...

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 29, 2016

MEP reacts to the parliamentary elections in Iran

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) responds to the results of the parliamentary elections in Iran. The elections were an important test for the government of President Rouhani, with whom the pe...

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...

June 14, 2018

MEP Schaake reacts to Commission proposals for EU external relations budget

The European Commission just presented its proposals for the EU's external relations budget. Funds for the so-called 'external financing instruments' have been increased to 123 billion Euro for the period between 2021 an...

May 30, 2018

MEP Schaake: EU adopts modern trade defence package to tackle unfair trade

The European Parliament just agreed to new measures to better equip the EU against dumping and subsidies. These allow Europe to adequately react when state subsidies or overcapacity lead to a flooding of goods onto the i...

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...

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...

September 2, 2014

MEP: Candidate High Representative should resign as Italian Minister

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on Frederica Mogherini to resign as Minister of Foreign affairs of Italy, now that she has been nominated as High Representative of the foreign- and se...

August 22, 2012

Press release - MEP: "United States should respect EU's Iran policy"

D66 Press Release - Brussels, 22 August 2012 Dutch Liberal Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) is worried about the profound effect of US sanctions against Iran on European business. Schaake urges...

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...

April 18, 2012

Visit: Stockholm April 2012 - Stockholm Internet Forum

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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...

February 20, 2019

MEP Schaake welcomes call for suspension of Turkey EU accession negotiations

The Foreign Affairs committee of the European Parliament just voted in favour of suspending the EU accession negotiations with Turkey. The call is part of the annual parliamentary report about Turkey. Member of the Europ...

September 16, 2015

MEP: Commission must increase pressure on American negotiators

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is glad that the European Commission have finally presented a new system for investment protection in the trade agreement between the European Union and the U...

October 21, 2013

Press release - Marietje Schaake: 'Egypt is heading towards another repressive dictatorship'

Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament (ALDE/D66), warns for another repressive dictatorship in Egypt. "The laws being forced through by the army resemble the emergency laws in force under the Mubarak-regime...

February 17, 2019

Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and Angry

MUNICH — European leaders have long been alarmed that President Trump’s words and Twitter messages could undo a trans-Atlantic alliance that had grown stronger over seven decades. They had clung to the hope t...

May 12, 2019

Russia Is Targeting Europe’s Elections. So Are Far-Right Copycats.

Less than two weeks before pivotal elections for the European Parliament, a constellation of websites and social media accounts linked to Russia or far-right groups is spreading disinformation, encouraging discord and am...

April 14, 2014

MEP: Assad and opposition must return to negotiating table

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the EU to increase the pressure on the Assad regime and the Syrian opposition to return to the negotiating table in Geneva. Today, European ministers...

November 6, 2012

Visit: Baku November 2012 - Internet Governance Forum

February 24, 2016

MEP: EU-Tunisia trade agreement important step to support Tunisian transition

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), underlines the importance of the start of negotiations on a trade agreement between the European Union and Tunisia. Today, the European Parliament debates t...

October 4, 2016

MEP: Trade in torture goods must stop

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the trade in goods that are used for torture and the death penalty to stop. Today the European Parliament will adopt her report to strengthen export con...

October 5, 2015

Reaction MEP Schaake to conclusion TPP

Today, the 12 states negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership reached an agreement. The United States is one of these countries and is currently also negotiating a trade agreement with the EU, the Trans-Atlantic Trade a...

April 14, 2011

Media: 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...

November 19, 2014

MEP Marietje Schaake responds to transparency initiative TTIP negotiations

Today, the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström launched an initiative to increase transparency of the negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The proposal will give Members of...

September 13, 2016

Votewatch: Schaake most influential Dutch MEP

According to a study by Votewatch, Marietje Schaake is the most influential Dutch MEP in the European Parliament. Overall, MEP Schaake is considered to be the 28th most influential MEP, according to Votewatch.Read the f...

December 5, 2013

Event: A Cybersecurity Strategy for Europe: What Is Missing?

Ranging from restrictive behaviour by telecom providers to online fraud and from economic espionage to state-sponsored attacks, threats to cybersecurity require increasingly sophisticated approaches. The Commission elabo...

July 13, 2011

EU shares U.S. telecom concerns

In many ways, the United States and the European Union are grappling with the same telecommunications challenges.Among them: finding money to invest in broadband expansion, maximizing the scarce spectrum resource for wir...

November 18, 2015

Media (Carnegie) - Judy Asks: Can Europe Defeat the Islamic State?

Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey (Carnegie Europe) on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.Please find below the contribution by...

April 11, 2018

MEP Schaake: elections Azerbaijan were a sham

The first exit polls of the presidential elections in Azerbaijan were just released. According to these, Ilham Aliyev has won a fourth term with at least 82% of the vote. International election observers previously warne...

February 2, 2016

MEP: Strengthen rules for international trade in services

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) to strengthen the rules-based international trading system. Tomorrow, the European parliament will vote on a repo...

December 8, 2017

MEP welcomes agreement trade rules Japan

The European Union and Japan have just finalised the trade agreement they have been negotiating since 2013. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the agreement and stresses the economic v...

May 25, 2016

MEP Schaake: Transparent algorithms needed instead of privatised law enforcement

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes some of the long-awaited legislative proposals to finally create a complete Digital Single Market. However, Schaake is disappointed in two aspects of...

October 14, 2015

MEP: New European trade strategy should be implemented quickly

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the new trade strategy from the European Commission and hopes they will move quickly to implement it. Today Commissioner Malmström presented the new...

February 3, 2015

Media (dpa): MEP: Oettinger acting as 'voice of vested interests' on net issues

This article appaeared on dpa-news.de. By Joop Hazenberg, dpa Photo: Bram Belloni (c) 2013 A Dutch MEP has launched an intergroup in Parliament to pressure the European Commission and member states to create a "fut...

September 29, 2014

MEP gets commitments on transparency from candidate trade commissioner

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) received commitments today from trade commissioner designate, Cecilia Malmström that she would focus on maximum transparency and increasing accessibility of...

April 17, 2018

Response MEP Schaake to enlargement report Turkey

The European Commission just published its yearly progress reports for EU accession countries. While countries such as Macedonia and Albania are taking positive steps, Erdogan's authoritarian policies are leading Turkey'...

June 9, 2014

MEP: Trial of journalists in Egypt signals new low point

The trial against 19 journalists in Egypt signals a new low point in developments in the country says Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66). The public prosecutor has asked the maximum penal...

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...

November 13, 2017

MEP: arms embargo Venezuela not enough

European Ministers of Foreign Affairs today decided to impose an arms embargo against Venezuela. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the measures but believes the EU should go further a...

April 3, 2014

MEP: European Parliament supports proposal Schaake to enshrine net neutrality in European law

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the result of the plenary vote on net neutrality in the European Parliament: “After months of negotiations, the European Parliament has today adopted...

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...

May 25, 2014

MEP welcomes German export controls on spying technologies

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake, welcomes the German decision to more strictly control the export of dangerous spying technologies to countries which have a bad reputation on human rights. The f...

October 22, 2013

MEP: 'Stop the export of teargas to Bahrain'

Today, Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to the European Commission regarding reports of an impending shipment of teargas and other crowd control equipment to Bahrain, possibly by a South Korean company. Schaa...

June 18, 2018

A day in the life of Marietje Schaake MEP

For the British Chamber of Commerce EU & Belgium, Marietje Schaake wrote a blog about a day in her life as a Member of the European Parliament. Please find the blog post below. A Day in the Life of Marietje Schaake MEP...

May 31, 2018

MEP Schaake welcomes condemnation of Saudi Arabia

The European Parliament just condemned Saud Arabia for the human rights violations in the country. MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the clear condemnation by European Parliament: “We condemn the arrest of women’s...

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...

April 14, 2016

MEP: Mogherini must make human rights priority in Iran

To read this post in Farsi please click here.Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants High Representative Mogherini to put human rights at the top of the agenda during her visit to Iran next w...

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...

March 20, 2019

Workshop: Is Artificial Intelligence a Human Rights Issue?

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...

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...

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...

April 16, 2013

MEP: Sentencing of Turkish pianist marks new low

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) is concerned about the sentencing of the well known Turkish pianist Fazil Say. A Turkish court sentenced Say to a suspended 10 months in jail for posting tw...

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...

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...

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 20, 2011

Plenary speech on Pakistan, the murder of the Governor of Punjab, Salmaan Taseer

Mr President, there is a fundamental struggle going on in Pakistan and the extremism that we have seen has to end, especially the abusive blasphemy laws. These are leading to a climate of fear and intolerance and, in...

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...

November 13, 2017

MEP: Enhanced defence cooperation gives Europe credible capabilities

Twenty-two countries have signed up today to a new European defence pact (PESCO) to enhance their structural defence cooperation. Under the initiative, countries commit to align the compatibility of their military system...

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...

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...

December 6, 2012

Media: Battle on EU copyright law re-opened by Commission - EuropeanVoice

'Stakeholder dialogue' on controversial topic will begin in early 2013. Dave Keating and Peter O'Donnell, EuropeanVoice, 06.12.2012 The European Commission has agreed to revisit the European Union's rules on copyright,...

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 24, 2013

EU foreign ministers to decide on Turkey’s membership talks - Euractiv

The Turkish government's handling of protests that have rocked the country for the past three weeks have strained relations with the EU, and a decision to take another step in Ankara’s accession talks, expected t...

April 3, 2014

MEP: European common foreign policy needs more clout and leadership

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), says that the realisation of a European Common Foreign and Security Policy is taking far too long. Today the Parliament debates with current EU foreign poli...

November 14, 2016

What will Trump's election mean for EU-US relations?

Donald Trump has been voted in as the next US president. During his campaign, he said he would pull the US out of NATO which he saw as obsolete, blamed trade deals for "sucking jobs" out of the US...

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...

July 14, 2015

MEP: Deal with Iran removes important hurdle for broader agenda

MEP: Deal with Iran removes important hurdle for broader agendaAfter historic negotiations, the P5+1 reached a deal on Iran's nuclear program in Vienna today. In exchange for significantly reducing its nuclear capacity a...

February 3, 2014

Parliamentary Question: new legislation censors internet in Turkey

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May 18, 2017

Statement of support for EU-NATO Collaboration

62 political, military and diplomatic European leaders call for closer EU-NATO collaborationThe Ukraine crisis has been a huge wake up call for the EU and NATO. Each organisation knows that it must work with the othe...

April 23, 2015

ALDE asks for EU Envoy LGBTI rights

Dutch Members of the European Parliament Sophie in 't Veld and Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) ask the European Commission to react to the Vatican's non-response to the appointment of an openly gay French ambassador. The Vat...

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...

February 15, 2013

Visit: Vienna February 2013 - OSCE Internet 2013 Conference

August 3, 2013

EU should start human rights dialogue with Iran

On the day before the inauguration of the new Iranian president Rohani, Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on the EU to invite Iran for an ongoing dialogue on human rights and democracy...

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...

June 12, 2017

Digital development plan promotes EU tech laws

Read the original article here. A new European Commission aid plan promises to channel more development funds into building internet networks in Africa, in the hope that the bloc’s fresh privacy and net neutrality r...

March 28, 2017

Under anti-EU pressures, Europe's advocates find their footing

By Sara Miller Llana March 27, 2017 Brussels; and Fessenheim, France—A rollicking celebration to revel in the European Union’s 60th birthday this weekend in Rome would have rung off-key.In two...

September 15, 2016

Euractiv on EU copyright plans

The European Commission presented a plan today (14 September) to charge internet companies for linking to online news following a heated, two-year-long fight over whether the “Google tax” will h...

June 3, 2014

MEP: Syrian 'elections' during humanitarian disaster grotesque and illegitimate

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), says it is grotesque that the Assad regime is organising so-called elections today. The war in the country goes on, causing one of the largest humanit...

December 9, 2015

MEP: cross-border access to online music and films essential for a European digital single market

The European Commission today presented a regulation for portability of content such as music and films in Europe. It also presented a communication on copyright. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE)...

November 23, 2016

Freeze of Turkey's EU accession talks

Video of MEP Marietje Schaake's intervention in the plenary of the European Parliament on 22 November 2016 on the situation in Turkey. See also yesterday's press release here.

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 14, 2015

MEP replies to proposed repeal of Jones Act

Yesterday, American Senator John McCain proposed an amendment to repeal the controversial 'Jones Act'. This law from 1920 requires every ship that transports goods or persons between American ports to be made in the...

March 28, 2018

MEP Schaake reacts to end of voting in Egypt

Today is the final day of the presidential elections in Egypt. Egyptians had three days to cast their votes. Media have reported intimidation and bribery. MEP Schaake (ALDE/D66) responds: “This election was a sha...

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...

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...

February 6, 2018

MEP Schaake happy with lifting of geoblocking restrictions on online cross-border sales

Today the European Parliament approved a new regulation that will ban unjustified geo-blocking in the internal market. One small step in the right direction according to MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66).   ME...

March 14, 2016

MEP Schaake responds to outcome Foreign Affairs Council

On the 14th of March 2016, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed areas of re-engagement with Iran after the lifting of all nuclear-related economic and financial EU sanctions against Iran, ahead of visit of High Represen...

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...

February 24, 2016

MEP: Urgent reform of European Export Controls needed

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants objective European standards for the issuing of export licenses. Today the British organisation Privacy International issued a new report about the TRD,...

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...

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...

September 8, 2015

MEP: Use of innovative technologies must strengthen human rights

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Union to more actively use technological innovations to advance human rights. Today, the European Parliament voted on Schaake's report in...

September 21, 2017

MEP: Free trade agreement with Canada crucial for Europe

The Free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada enters into force today. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66): "The Trump White House has made a global trade agenda all the mo...

September 13, 2012

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

January 28, 2011

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

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April 23, 2019

Opinion: Measles outbreak is a reminder of the power of viral information

Rise in cases shows it is time for systematic scrutiny of algorithms that determine behaviour. The US is approaching record-breaking levels of measles outbreaks since the disease was officially eliminated there in 2...

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...

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...

September 14, 2015

Media (WorldECR) - Talking export controls with Marietje Schaake, MEP

The September issue (43, pp. 13-15) of WorldECR, the journal on export controls and sanctions, featured an interview with Marietje Schaake on export controls. Read the interview here (PDF)....

May 28, 2018

MEP Schaake: no time to waste for additional sanctions Venezuela

The European Ministers of Foreign Affairs just adopted conclusions on the situation in Venezuela. President Maduro was re-elected large week amidst boycotts and irregularities. The United States does not recognise the el...

February 23, 2016

MEP Schaake: Deals with Iran and Turkey overshadow human rights

Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union discussed the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East with the Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament today. Member of the Europ...

March 11, 2015

MEP: anti-terror cooperation with Arab League only when human rights are respected

On 20 January, EU foreign policy chief Mogherini and Arab League Secretary General El-Araby signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further their cooperation. According to Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaa...

October 20, 2014

MEP: Member states are neglecting action plan for Libya

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake wants the EU member states to take robust actions regarding the crisis in Libya. Today, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed in Luxembourg the current situation. "The...

February 8, 2011

Media: MEP requests meeting with jailed former Turkish police chief

A European parliamentary deputy has requested a personal meeting with Hanefi Avcı, who is currently imprisoned while facing trial.By Erisa Dautaj Şenerdam, 8.2.2011, www.hurriyetdailynews.com A European parliamentary...

March 13, 2019

MEP Schaake welcomes Parliamentary call to suspend Turkey accession negotiations

The European Parliament just voted to suspend the accession negotiations with Turkey. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake welcomes the broad majority that endorsed the earlier recommendation by the foreign...

February 4, 2015

MEP: Life sentences for 230 secular activists Egypt unacceptable

Dutch member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE), is appalled by the life sentences handed down in a mass trial of 230 individuals by an Egyptian court today. All were tried in absentia, except promin...

December 14, 2015

Written Questions on Turkey detaining 3,000 refugees after EU deal

On December 14, Marietje Schaake submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning the detention of about 3,000 migrants and refugees in Turkey. Author: Marietje Schaak...

May 31, 2018

Reaction MEP Schaake on Trump´s tariffs decision

The Trump administration has just announced that Europe will be no longer exempt from US steel and aluminum tariffs. The measures imposed on Europe - a political, economic and military ally of the US - are reckless and h...

October 7, 2015

Media (Carnegie Europe) - Can the EU Do Business With Erdoğan?

This commentary by Marietje Schaake was published today by Carnegie Europe. By Judy Dempsey. Judy Asks: Can the EU Do Business With Erdoğan? Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new que...

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...

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...

June 10, 2015

MEP: No European politicians to European Games in Baku until political prisoners are released

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) calls on European leaders not to attend official ceremonies during the European Games in Azerbaijan, until political prisoners are released. Today the Europea...

December 13, 2016

MEP Schaake congratulates Nadia Murad en Lamiya Aji Bashar with receiving Sakharov Prize

Today the European Parliament awarded Nadia Murad en Lamiya Aji Bashar with the Sakharov Prize, the annual human rights prize from the European Parliament.Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake congratulates Nadi...

September 22, 2015

MEP: Export torture and death penalty goods needs strong and flexible approach

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is happy that the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament has voted in favour of her proposal to update legislation controlling exports o...

November 30, 2015

Written Questions on the EU-Saudi Arabia relationship

On November 30, Marietje Schaake submitted to Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, Parliamentary Written Questions on the EU-Saudi Arabia relationship and the human rights situatio...

March 20, 2015

MEP: Member States must actively facilitate informed TTIP debate

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Member States to take more responsibility in the debate about the EU-US trade agreement under negotiation (TTIP). European leaders today...

September 14, 2011

Press release: Syrians deserve better than posturing and rhetorical statements from the EU

The EU must move beyond "posturing and rhetorical statements" this was the clear message from ALDE MEPs  today during a debate in the European Parliament on the situation in Syria.  They warned that if the EU fails to ac...

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*...

March 13, 2019

EU-US trade relations

Almost a year ago, President Trump announced he would be imposing steep tariffs on the import of steel and aluminum into the United States. By offering a number of countries a (temporary) exemption to these tariffs, Trum...

September 28, 2016

Euractiv: EU export controls proposed

EU companies are about to get hit with a controversial new export control law hampered by a wave of criticism this summer from technology firms, which contend that it will destroy their business abroad.The European Commi...

November 8, 2016

EU credibility threatened by divisions

Over the weekend, attention was again paid to the movements of a Russian military vessel. On Friday, the Russian frigate ‘Admiral Grigorovich’, armed with advanced cruise missiles, arrived at the Syrian coast from its Bl...

January 13, 2015

MEP: Commission must show more ambition after results ISDS consultation

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), says the results of the public consultation of ISDS in TTIP call for a roadmap from the European Commission. Today the results of more than 150,000 reaction...

March 19, 2019

Next Generation Internet: 30 years of the web

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July 1, 2014

MEP: With Erdogan as president, Turkey would risk drifting from European model

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), is concerned about the course Turkey will take if the current Prime Minister Erdogan were to be elected as president in the August elections. Erdogan was no...

February 9, 2015

MEP Marietje Schaake calls for input on report Human rights and technology

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls for input on her draft report on 'Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries'....

January 12, 2016

Written Question about the Appendix letter to the EU-Turkey deal

On January 12, Marietje Schaake submitted the following priority Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning the Appendix letter to the EU-Turkey deal. Author: Marietje Schaake Subjec...

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...

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...

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...

October 31, 2011

Media: Schaake says suppressive use of technology Is `Rampant’ - Bloomberg TV

Marietje Schaake, a Dutch member of European Parliament, talks about Iran's use of Western surveillance technology to suppress political activists. She speaks from Amsterdam with Andrea Catherwood on Bloomberg Television...

November 10, 2016

MEPs fear for EU-US relations under Trump presidency

https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/news/meps-fear-eu-us-relations-under-trump-presidencyIn a shock victory for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the US president elect in his victory speech calle...

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...

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....

October 1, 2014

Media (EU Observer): 'Hearings blunder offers glimpse into Juncker's working methods'

By Valentina Pop. 1 October 2041, 08:51. Read the full article on EU Observer. BRUSSELS - The European Parliament’s hearing of Swedish commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom was supposed to be a no-brainer: A former MEP herse...

November 16, 2011

Plenary speech on EU - US summit on 28 November 2011

Madam President, the campaign season has clearly started in the United States, which means that there is less and less focus on the rest of the world. In Europe, even though unfortunately we cannot elect the Presiden...

January 15, 2013

Media: France 24 - EU budget cuts: tough times for culture

Is Europe's culture under threat? Over the past few years, national governments have been cutting culture subsidies in an effort to rein in debts and deficits. But critics warn the move will be counterproductive, since c...

June 6, 2011

Speech: "EU Decisions in a Globally Connected World"

November 11, 2016

EU-Iran Human Rights Dialogue

Marietje Schaake sent the following question to High Representative Mogherini today. A second meeting between the EU and Iran, under the framework of a 'High Level political dialogue' took place in Brussels yesterday. To...

July 23, 2012

Blog: The empty reality of EU Syria sanctions

Yesterday, the EU Foreign Ministers said in a statement: “EU countries will be obliged to inspect vessels and aircraft heading to Syria if they suspect the cargo contains arms or equipment for internal repression. This o...

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...

May 5, 2015

MEP: Malmström must convince US to accept far-reaching reforms of investment protection

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake wants the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, to convince the United States to accept far-reaching reforms of investment protection. Because of justified...

June 5, 2015

Violence and Terror: A comprehensive solution for stopping Daesh

Violence and Terror: A comprehensive solution for stopping Daesh June 15 Friends of Europe With its strategy of terror and violence, Daesh (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is wreaking...

May 25, 2016

Press release: MEP wants clarification from Commission on exported arms to Egypt

On May 25,  Amnesty International released a report documenting that thirteen European Member States have exported arms and other goods that can be used for repression, despite European agreements to suspend these transf...

May 7, 2013

Oped - Euractiv.com - Time to talk business in EU-US trade talks

Far from dead, as the Doha rounds stalemate suggests, global trade is getting a make-over and the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) seems the right place to start, writes MEP Marietje Schaake....

February 15, 2018

Intra-EU cooperation on travel advice

In April 2015 EU member states adopted Directive 2015/637, which stipulates that any EU citizen in a non-EU country where his/her own national state has no representation is entitled to protection by the diplomatic or co...

September 18, 2013

EU Negotiators Should Wake Up and Engage the Public in TTIP - Atlantic Community

Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake argues in this article for atlantic-community.org, "Just as the Eurozone is climbing its way out of the recession and growth seems to pick up slowly, the Commission should use TTIP to provide t...

March 14, 2013

Blog: EU policy in the Arab world wavering

It's almost been two years since EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announced the EU's reviewed policy focussed on its neighbourhood. It clearly needed a thorough update after the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Li...

March 1, 2018

Critics take on ‘nonsense’ EU plan to fight illegal online content

The European Commission published a new recommendation Thursday pushing Big Tech to take down flagged terrorist propaganda in an hour. But what happens if Facebook, Google, Twitter and their peers fail to comply? Nothi...

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...

December 12, 2017

Broad support for Digital Trade Strategy Report by MEP Marietje Schaake

Today, the European Parliament adopted MEP Marietje Schaake's (D66/ALDE) report on a digital trade strategy, with a broad majority of 510 votes in favour, 95 against and 17 abstentions. The report calls for the creation...

October 11, 2012

Media: A year on and the situation in Libya is still fraught ... and it's the most vulnerable who are suffering most - Independent

NEARLY a year after the conflict in Libya, the central authorities are struggling to exert their control over the various factions that contributed to overthrowing the dictator. As in all situations of political and soci...

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...

November 11, 2010

Press release: European Parliament sets its priorities ahead of EU-US summit

ALDE Press release, 11.11.2010 Commenting after today´s (Thursday 11 November) vote on the European Parliament's position on the forthcoming EU-US Summit and Transatlantic Economic Council, UK Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah...

April 6, 2010

Parliamentary Question: E-skills in the EU

Parliamentary questions6 April 2010 E-2025/10 WRITTEN QUESTION by Marietje Schaake (ALDE) and Lena Ek (ALDE) to the Commission Subject: E-skills in the EU E-skills offer opportunities for economic recovery, as w...

May 6, 2013

Media: Time to talk business in EU-US trade talks - Euractiv

Far from dead, as the Doha rounds stalemate suggests, global trade is getting a make-over and the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) seems the right place to start, writes MEP Marietje Schaake.Marietje...

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....

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...

February 22, 2013

Media: MEPs support EU-US trade agreement - New Europe

International Trade Committee MEPs on Thursday strongly supported the launch of negotiations between the EU and the US on the world's biggest-ever trade deal. However, they warned Commissioner Karel De Gucht who appeared...

October 23, 2014

MEP: Grave concerns about Russia's crackdown on civil society and ngo's (Speech & Resolution)

The European Parliament voted today on a resolution urging Russia to stop the crackdown on civil society and non-governmental organizations. It also condemns the way in which the Russian Ministry of Justice interferes wi...

June 18, 2013

Egypt: Response to European Court of Auditors report on EU support to Egypt

Today the European Court of Auditors issued the following report and press release on its findings on EU financial support to Egypt. The Court concludes that the appropriate and effective spending of 1 billions EUR be...

January 10, 2018

Fresh row as EU monitors issue critical Kenya poll report

European Union election monitors said Wednesday that Kenya's flawed presidential poll had "weakened" the country's democracy in a critical report that triggered an angry government response. President Uhuru Kenyat...

June 5, 2015

Violence and Terror: A comprehensive solution for stopping Daesh

Violence and Terror: A comprehensive solution for stopping Daesh June 15 Friends of Europe With its strategy of terror and violence, Daesh (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) is wreaking...

May 28, 2015

MEP Schaake reacts to vote report ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States

Today, the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament (INTA) adopted a report on the ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States (TTIP). Member of the Eur...

January 16, 2019

US Congress members slam State Department for EU downgrade

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September 21, 2011

Media: EU Parliament Member Asks EU Commission What It Will Do If Italy Approves One Strike Copyright Law

By Mike Masnick, 21.09.2011, Techdirt.com We recently wrote about a ridiculous copyright law being proposed in Italy, that could ban people from using the internet based on a single accusation of infringement. As we n...

April 25, 2013

Resolution: European Parliament resolution on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America

Today the International Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament adopted the following resolution on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America. Other Parliamentary Committees (on agr...

July 4, 2013

Media: EU sheds no tears over Morsi's departure - EU Observer

Andrew Rettmann, EU Observer, 04.07.2013 The EU on Wednesday (3 July) tacitly approved the Egyptian army's defenestration of President Mohamed Morsi, amid mass civil unrest. The bloc's foreign affairs chief, Cather...

October 24, 2016

Moment of truth for EU trade policy

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) says the failure of talks with Wallonia on the trade agreement is an embarrassment for the EU. CETA was supposed to be...

July 1, 2014

EU policy towards Egypt must focus on human rights

This article appeared on Euractiv.com on 01-07-2014. Find the link here. Dutch Liberal MEP, Marietje Schaake has called on the European Union institutions and member states not to forget the political turmoil...

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...

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...

September 13, 2017

Marietje Schaake intervention in EU Turkey debate in the European Parliament

Intervention of MEP Marietje Schaake in the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strassbourg on the 12th of September 2017 on the EU-Turkey relationship.

March 26, 2017

Interview on EU-Turkey relations

November 24, 2016

EU Syria strategy requires unity

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) urgently calls upon the EU to come up with a common position on Syria. Schaake: "It is disgraceful that while schools and hospitals are intentionally bombed a...

September 18, 2013

Oped: Euractiv - New technologies are key to foster EU transparency and participation

The EU should make better use of new technologies to improve its democratic decision making, transparency and participation. This is key in an election year, at a time when the sense of trust among citizens in it...

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...

July 14, 2016

Report on EU-Iran relations

Please find below Marietje Schaake's amendments to the report on EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreementMOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTIONon EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement(2015...

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...

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...

January 17, 2013

European Parliament calls for EU sanctions against Bahrain

The European Parliament today endorsed a strong worded resolution addressing the ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain. The effort led by Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls for tar...

May 24, 2016

Press release: Parliament supports request MEP Schaake for a debate on impact sanctions Iran

On May 24, 2016 the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament has supported the request of among others Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake to have a debate with the European Commission on t...

September 13, 2017

EU needs digital trade strategy

Today, MEP Marietje Schaake released her report calling for an EU Digital Trade Strategy. Norm-makers vs norm takers Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE): “We risk ending up as a rules-takers instead of rules-makers if we...

August 29, 2013

Marietje Schaake nominates 'Standing Man' Turkey for EU Sakharov-prize

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) has nominated the 'Standing Man' in Turkey for the European Parliament's annual human rights prize. Schaake: "The peaceful protest movement in reaction to t...

March 7, 2016

MEP: European Parliament must address rule of law and rights violations in Turkey

D66/ALDE Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake calls for a debate with the European Commission about the appalling human rights violations in Turkey. Last Friday Turkey's largest newspaper was taken over by the...

July 5, 2017

Any future EU-Turkey relations should be rooted in rule of law conditions

The European Parliament will debate the annual progress report on Turkey today at 15:00 in Strasbourg. The votes will take place tomorrow at 12:30.  MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE): "The relationship betwe...

December 16, 2015

Plenary speech: Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter

On December 16, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary about the annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter. Marietje Schaake (ALDE) – Mr President, the li...

December 10, 2015

Letter to European Commission President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans on the deal between the EU and Turkey

On December 10, Marietje Schaake together with 33 other Members of the European Parliament sent an open letter to European Commission President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans. It requests the Commission t...

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...

June 12, 2015

Media (BBC) - EU postpones vote on TTIP

On June 12, Marietje Schaake appeared on BBC after the European Parliament postponed the vote on TTIP.Deep divisions emerged in the European Parliament over the EU's planned trade deal with the US known as the Transatlan...

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...

October 2, 2015

EU electoral observation mission to Kyrgyzstan

On behalf of the European Union, Marietje is an electoral observant during the national parliamentary electons in Kyrgyzstan. The elections take place on Sunday October 4. Schaake will be with an EU mission in Kyrgyzs...

October 16, 2013

Comment Marietje Schaake on the progress reports for EU candidate member states

Marietje Schaake MEP (ALDE/D66) comments on the progress reports for candidate member states of the European Union, which will be presented by the Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Füle, this afternoon. "European e...

December 14, 2018

EU needs election-meddling stress tests

In 170 days, Europeans will go to the polls, but the right to freely choose their representatives is under threat. With election after election facing hacking and manipulation, no-one should be naive about what is at s...

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...

October 12, 2015

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 14:30 to 18:00 European Parliament (Brussels) room PHS 5B001 The event will be live streamed. International trade is...

October 22, 2014

ALDE MEP Schaake reacts on preferential market access to the European market for Ukrainian companies

Tomorrow, the European Parliament votes on prolonging preferential market access to the European market for Ukrainian companies. Yesterday, the Trade committee of the Parliament already supported this extension. Member o...

December 13, 2017

EU-Iran relations after the nuclear deal

MEP Marietje Schaake speech on the situation in Iran in the Plenary of the European Parliament on 12 december 2017

April 13, 2016

MEP: Reject cynical deal making with Turkey and focus on rule of law and rights

Today the European Parliament debates its annual report on Turkey’s progress towards becoming an EU Member. Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) responds: "This report is the most critical on the bac...

March 20, 2013

Press release: "EU should be mindful of Turkey in trade talks with US"

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) has asked European Trade Commissioner, Karel de Gucht, to duly consider the impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on the T...

October 12, 2015

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 14:30 to 18:00 European Parliament (Brussels) room PHS 5B001 The event will be live streamed. International trade is...

October 27, 2015

Response MEP Marietje Schaake to vote on anti-torture and death penalty export controls

A majority of the European Parliament today voted in favour of the report by Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) to strengthen the export controls on goods that could be used to carry out the death penalty or torture, such as el...

June 17, 2010

Media: EU approves ban on tools of torture

The EU passed a resolution today banning the trade on equipment designed for torture, hailing the move as a step forward in the fight to protect human rights. But as the world’s biggest arms fair continues in Paris, will...

May 4, 2017

MEP launches bug bounty programme with an invitation to hack her website

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) launches a bug bounty programme for her website today. She invites security researchers or ethical hackers to hack her website.Schaake: “Websites of politicia...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on EU enlargement and Turkey

EU enlargement has proven to lead to substantial improvements in the lives of peole, their freedoms, the democratic levels and economic opportunities. In times of crisis, however, populism and nationalism seem attractive...

December 3, 2014

MEP: mass trials and 185 death sentences new low point in Egypt

Dutch member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), says that the death sentence for 185 members of the Muslim Brotherhood marks a new low point in developments in Egypt. They were preliminarily con...

December 5, 2012

Press release: Marietje Schaake welcomes steps towards long overdue EU copyright reform

Marietje Schaake MEP (ALDE/D66) welcomes the announcement by the European Commission to address copyright reform. "The proposals by the European Commission to finally tackle copyright reform are an important first step a...

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...

June 28, 2018

EU needs solid vulnerability disclosure rules

The Center for European Policy Studies Task Force on Software Vulnerabilities in Europe will present a report today that calls for an EU strategy on soft- and hardware vulnerabilities disclosure. It maps for the first ti...

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...

October 24, 2017

EU EOM Kenya statement

Since June the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) has been comprehensively observing the electoral process in Kenya. We have reported on progress and shortcomings, and plan to continue observing according to internati...

January 29, 2015

ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake respons to Commission transparency proposal for ISDS

The European Commission today proposed to apply UN rules on transparency in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases to the 1300 bilateral investment treaties that European Member States have with other countries....

December 20, 2011

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

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September 16, 2013

Speech at BKB Lecture 2014: Polarisation, and how the EU lost the progressives in Turkey

On September 13th 2013, Marietje Schaake gave a reaction to the 5th BKB Lecture by Turkish politician Safak Pavey. The full text of Marietje Schaake's speech can be found below. Polarisation, and how the EU lo...

May 18, 2016

TransparencyCamp EU, Amsterdam

On 1 June 2016 Open State Foundation and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union will host the very first TransparencyCamp Europe in Amsterdam. TransparencyCamp Europe is an unconference that focuses on o...

October 26, 2010

Parliamentary Question: EU policy on regulation of surveillance technology

Parliamentary questions26 October 2010 E-8813/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Heidi Hautala (Verts/ALE) and Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: EU policy on regulation of surveillance...

September 13, 2011

Parliamentary Question: EU-Taiwan trade

Parliamentary questions13 September 2011 O-000197/2011   Question for oral answer to the Commission Rule 115 Daniel Caspary, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Paweł Zalewski, Gabriele Albertini, Joachim Zeller, Ioannis Ka...

December 11, 2014

Media (Vieuws): Council disappoints on Telecoms Package after significant progress in Parliament, claims Marietje Schaake MEP

Marietje Schaake, in an appearance at Vieuws, critically analyses the progress on digital and technology developments in the European Union. Marietje is disappointed in the Council of Ministers, which seem...

January 9, 2019

EU parliament laments trans-Atlantic relations under Trump

(AP) — A key European Union legislative group has lambasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s “harmful” approach to trans-Atlantic relations, warning that the divisions it creates will only embolden global rivals. In...

March 13, 2014

Plenary speech - EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Marietje Schaake (ALDE ) - Mr President, the violations of human rights across the world at this moment are so vast and so numerous that it is difficult to do the suffering justice. From rape as a weapon of war in Af...

January 26, 2016

Written Question: Follow up question on the EU-Turkey deal and the Commission letter to Turkey

On January 26, Marietje Schaake submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning the EU-Turkey deal and the Commission letter to Turkey. Author: Marietje Schaake Su...

January 16, 2014

MEPs: EU must protect LGBTIs in third countries

Members of the European Parliament, Sophie in 't Veld and Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), want the EU to do more to combat homophobic legislation. On the initiative of the two liberal MEPs, the Parliament will vote on a res...

March 28, 2017

EU must lead in setting global trade rules

The weekend before last, the G20 finance ministers met in Baden-Baden, Germany. In their statement at the end of the meeting, they broke a long-standing tradition and did not mention the importance of free trade for the...

November 23, 2017

EU needs digital trade strategy

Today, the INTA-committee approved the Digital Trade Strategy Report by MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66).  Norm-makers vs norm takers Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE): “We risk ending up as a rules-tak...

February 4, 2014

Media: France 24 debate on EU-Turkey relations

On January 29th, Marietje Schaake spoke on France 24's Talking Europe with Turkey's Ambassador to the EU, Selim Yenel, about recent developments in EU-Turkey relations. Schaake and Yenel discussed the recent political sh...

February 23, 2015

ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake reacts to prison sentence for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE) reacts to the prison sentence for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah by an Egyptian court. "The 5 year prison sentence for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is dispropo...

November 27, 2015

EU-Turkey cooperation on refugee crisis must be based on respect for fundamental rights

Ahead of meeting of the EU heads of state or government with Turkey, taking place on Sunday in Brussels, the ALDE Group in the European Parliament calls on Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, to address t...

November 9, 2016

MEPs: Trump Presidency calls for EU unity

After a long, polarising and negative campaign, the American people have chosen Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States of America. MEPs David McAllister (EPP), Marietje Schaake (ALDE) and Jeppe Kofod...

February 5, 2016

EU needs to condemn Russian violations of human rights

Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament (ALDE/D66), urges the European Union to continue to condemn the violations of human rights by Russia. Yesterday, the European Parliament voted on a resolution about the...

October 16, 2017

EU EOM Kenya: Progress update

Statement EU EOM Kenya 2017: 18 RECOMMENDATIONS  PROGRESS UPDATE  (link to pdf)  Nairobi, 16 October 2017 On 14 September the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) published an Interim Statement w...

August 20, 2018

Bot disclosure laws in the EU

The European Commission has urged platforms in April to come up with a Code of Practice against disinformation and behavioural manipulation, partly to safeguard the integrity of elections. A number of internet platforms...

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...

October 26, 2015

Media (France24, Talking Europe) - The EU and Turkey: Who needs whom more?

On Saturday, October 24, Marietje Schaake participated in a panel on France24 regarding the relationship between Turkey and the European Union.Today, Turkey is seen as the solution to the European Union's refugee crisis....

November 22, 2016

Freezing of EU-Turkey negotiations needs clear benchmarks

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on the Council and the European Commission to freeze accession negotiations with Turkey. Schaake: "Since the despicable coup attempt, we have seen ever...

April 28, 2017

Top 10 most pro-EU young MEPs

 

November 21, 2018

The case of EU citizen Matthew Hedges in the UAE

On November 21st, British PhD student Matthew Hedges was sentenced to life in prison at a UAE court. Mr Hedges has been detained in the United Arab Emirates since his arrest at Dubai airport in May after h...

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...

February 19, 2018

May wins backing for EU security pact, timing unclear

MUNICH (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May made her case on Saturday for a new security treaty with the EU from next year, winning support from EU and U.S. officials who agreed the issue was too important to risk gett...

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 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...

May 18, 2018

MEP Schaake (D66/ALDE) responds to Commission proposal to protect European companies in Iran

The European Commission just announced measures to protect the nuclear deal with Iran after it came under threat when President Trump withdrew the US’ signature. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/AL...

February 17, 2017

President Trump’s Unlikely Effect on the U.S.-EU Tech Relationship

The contrast between the early days of the Trump and Obama administrations could not be greater. President Obama started with record high approval ratings around the world, including in Europe. Pr...

October 4, 2013

Press release: Marietje Schaake: EU should open delegation in Iran

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls on EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to open a delegation of the European Union in Iran. “With President Rouhani in office, Iran appears to...