EU to refer ACTA to European Court of Justice February 22, 2012 - 16:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union's executive said on Wednesday, February 22 it would refer a disputed global anti-piracy agreement to the bloc's highest court, to see whether it complied with the EU's fundamental rights, Reuters reported. "This morning, my fellow commissioners have discussed and agreed in general with my proposal to refer the ACTA agreement to the European Court of Justice," said EU trade chief Karel De Gucht, referring to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. "We are planning to ask Europe's highest court to assess ACTA's compatibility with the EU's fundamental rights and freedoms, such as freedom of expression and information or that of protection," he told a regular news briefing. ACTA aims to cut trademark theft and tackle online piracy, but the accord has sparked recent protests across European capitals over fears of online censorship and increased surveillance.  Top stories Some of the social network’s new shareholders are now suing Zuckerberg after the share price tumbled in the first week. Felix Roque, the 55-year-old mayor of West New York, New Jersey, and his son, Joseph Roque, 22, were arrested by the FBI. Kim Dotcom demanded access to the data stored on his computers and hard drives that were confiscated during the raid. The game moved 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of release, which makes it now the fastest selling game in PC history.   |  Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. |
