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"Ministers of Agriculture, Please Click" -- Netaction for Parliamentary Democracy in the EU
Commemorate Banana Union Day

As the Council is preparing to let its agriculture or environment ministries adopt a software patent directive text for which no qualified majority exists, the Internet community is mobilising to defend parliamentary democracy in the EU. The Dutch Presidency's maneuvering in the European Council is seen not only as an attempt to push through an extremely harmful directive text but also as a violation of procedural rules of the EU Council and a critical test case for democracy in the EU.

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[ 2004-12-21 Software Patents Withdrawn from the Agenda of the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries at Poland's Request | "Ministers of Agriculture, Please Click" -- Netaction for Parliamentary Democracy in the EU | Dutch Presidency TRIPs all over itself while modifying agenda against time | 2004-12-15 EU Coreper paves way for adoption of Software Patent Agreement without Qualified Majority ]
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