Verbatim report of proceedings

Thursday, 11 February 2010 - Strasbourg

Explanations of vote

Text tabled : A7-0013/2010

  Ioannis A. Tsoukalas (PPE), in writing. − Although it is clear that the proposed rules aim at facilitating the fight against cybercrime as well as cyberterrosrism, the explicit reference to Article 8 of the ‘European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms’ (ECHR), taking also into account the Decision C317/04 of the European Court of Justice, makes illegal any positive vote on this subject, because every European citizen is obliged to obey the general rules governing the European Union as well as the ECJ rulings.