STOP ACTA in CYPRUS!

ACTA is a trade agreement that is attempted to be imposed by global multinational companies in entertainment, computer programming, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, , on governments globally and the European Union more specifically.

ACTA violates the privacy and freedom of communication and exchange of Internet users, with the pretext of protecting the "copyright" of authors, researchers and artists, creating an "internet police", where Internet providers and operators of social networks will have the jurisdiction and duty, without judicial orders, to give out the personal information of those users who, according to the agreement, do not make "legitimate" use of the internet.

The agreement creates a unique type of private police that would act independently of the national authorities, violating freedom of expression on the Internet, circumventing our personal data and violating our democratic rights.

The vagueness of the agreement and the involvement of big pharmaceutical and biotechnology multinational companies in the formation of ACTA also create great risks that can be used to prevent access to generic medicine and seeds in areas such as Africa and Asia, where the use of these medicines and seeds has saved countless lives in the past years.

For all these reasons we ask
The Cabinet of Ministers :
To cancel the decision on ACTA and not put forward such a bill in Parliament. To resist the dictations of multinational companies and defend democracy and fundamental human rights.

The Members of the Cyprus Parliament:
To vote NO on ACTA if it comes to Parliament
From MEPs:
To vote NO on ACTA, in the Committees of the European Parliament and in the European Parliament Plenary session.