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+-   EU Council refuses to release ACTA documents-> on Monday November 10 2008, @08:36AM CaptSolo

Submitted by CaptSolo on Monday November 10 2008, @08:36AM
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CaptSolo writes "The EU Council refuses to release secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) documents stating that disclosure of this information could impede the proper conduct of the negotiations, would weaken the position of the European Union in these negotiations and might affect relations with the third parties concerned [10-Nov-2008].

The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) requested these documents last week.

FFII's response questions ACTA's secrecy saying: "The argument that public transparency regarding 'trade negotiations' can be ignored if it would weaken the EU's negotiation position is particularly painful. At which point exactly do negotiations over trade issues become more important than democratic law making? At 200 million euro? At 500 million euro? At 1 billion euro? What is the price of our democracy?""
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