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May 19, 2016

Real digital security: How to modernize the EU´s export control regime and the trade in zero-day vulnerabilities

‘Real digital security: How to modernize the EU´s export control regime and the trade in zero-day vulnerabilities.’When: 30 September 2015, 13:00-16:00 Where: Room A1E1, European ParliamentProgramme:Hosted by Marietje Sc...

September 10, 2013

Plenary speech on cyber security and digital arms trade

Mr President, cybersecurity certainly has a different connotation after the NSA revelations, and the EU must take the lead in ensuring that our freedoms are not eroded in the name of security. It should not be z...

December 8, 2015

Written Questions on the coherence of sanctions enforcement and export control

On December 8, Marietje Schaake submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the Council concerning the coherence of sanctions enforcement and export control. Author: Marietje Schaake Subject: Co...

October 15, 2015

Marietje Schaake proposes 12 actions to remedy human rights shortcomings in the EU's dual use regulation

As part of the Commission's public online consultation on the review of the EU's export control policy Marietje Schaake proposes the following 12 actions to remedy the shortcomings in the EU's export control regime for d...

October 15, 2014

Written Questions on zero-day vulnerability and Russian cyber-espionage

Today Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to the High Representative Catherine Ashton concerning a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability was connected to a cyber-espionage campaign that...

March 31, 2013

Media: The digital arms trade - The Economist

The Economist, March 30th 2013 It is a type of software sometimes described as “absolute power” or “God”. Small wonder its sales are growing. Packets of computer code, known as “exploits”, allow hackers to infiltrate...

January 17, 2018

European Parliament adopts position on export control reform

A large majority of the European Parliament has just voted to fundamentally overhaul the European export control system on dual use items. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes today's vo...

June 10, 2013

Video: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

In this video Marietje Schaake explains in a nutshell the importance of breaking down trade barriers between the EU and the US in order to create growth and jobs and improve our global competitiveness. She underlines the...

June 3, 2015

Invitation to security researchers to make suggestions on export controls

Over the past years I have been in discussion with experts, and the broader public through crowdsourcing, to find workable and precise export controls. These are necessary to end the status quo of an unregulated market o...

January 14, 2014

Media: ‘Zero-day’ hacking reform raises hackles with US tech groups - Financial Times

Chris Bryant, Financial Times, 14.01.2014 Not so long ago it was common for hackers to report a newly discovered software security flaw to the vendor so it could be patched. In exchange the hacker would be rewarded wi...

October 23, 2012

European Parliament endorses stricter European export control of digital arms

By endorsing amendments proposed by Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) the European Parliament wants EU export control regulation to include additional binding export controls for technologie...

April 17, 2014

Joint Statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the review of the dual-use export control system

As part of the update to the EU dual-use regulation, adopted yesterday, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission adopted a joint statement in which they commit to a further update, taking into account the...

November 23, 2017

European Parliament adopts position on export control reform

Today the INTA committee adopted its position to update the export control system on dual use items. You can read an unofficial version of the position here. MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) has been pushing for a fundame...

October 5, 2015

Oral Question on export controls and Hacking Team

On October 5th, the European Parliament debated Marietje Schaake's oral question on export controls in respect of dual-use items after the Hacking Team revelations. Export controls in respect of dual-use items af...

August 12, 2015

Blog: The real reward in TTIP

Yesterday, Wikileaks announced it is starting a campaign to crowd fund a 100,000 dollars reward for the person who leaks the text of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP.  The negotiations of this ag...

June 3, 2014

Video: GLOBSEC panel "Snowed Under: Balancing Out Security and Privacy"

On May 14th, Marietje Schaake spoke in a plenary panel entitled "Snowed Under: Balancing Out Security and Privacy" at the GLOBSEC Conference in Bratislava. Other panellists were Swedish MFA Carl Bildt, former US Secretar...

April 10, 2013

Parliamentary questions to the Commission on dangers of exported technologies to the EU's security and strategic interest.

In parliamentary questions to the European Commission Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) addresses concerns about the impact of EU exported surveillance- and lawful intercept technologies on the EU's security and strategic inte...

May 23, 2019

Video: Software security, trust, and public policy

On 23 May, Marietje Schaake was interviewed by Mike Linksvayer at GitHub in Berlin. Please see the video below.

June 18, 2014

Media: The digital arms race – and what is being done to fight it - Guardian

With surveillance-security software on the rise, the fight against the use of espionage malware on citizens is gathering steam.Tom Brewster, The Guardian, 18.06.2014 In March, the world’s biggest surveillance-technolo...

November 11, 2014

Event: Privacy, security and surveillance: tackling international dilemmas and dangers in the digital realm

On the 17th of November, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel on the export of surveillance technology. The panel aims to provide an understanding of the context and the challenges related to the broader theme of the...

October 5, 2015

Plenary speech on export controls in respect of dual-use items after the Hacking Team revelations

On October 5th, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary debate about export controls in respect of dual-use items after the Hacking Team revelations. Schaake posed an Oral Question on this topic which led to the plenary...

June 14, 2013

Event: Security and Defence Day Conference

On June 27th Marietje will join a panel to the discuss the topic of “EU-NATO: The search for a common cyber-strategy” during the 2013 Security and Defence Day Conference. This high-level conference is chaired by Jaap de...

July 4, 2017

Software vulnerabilities disclosure: the European landscape

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May 11, 2015

Digital Europe: How to be successful? - With Commissioner Ansip

Digital Europe: How to be successful? Presentation of the Digital Single Market Strategy by Vice-President of the European Commission Ansip 12 May, 19:00 European Parliament, room 1G2 On May 6, Vice-Pres...

May 11, 2015

Digital Europe: How to be successful? - With Commissioner Ansip

Digital Europe: How to be successful? Presentation of the Digital Single Market Strategy by Vice-President of the European Commission Ansip 12 May, 19:00 European Parliament, room 1G2 On May 6, Vice-Pres...

June 18, 2018

A day in the life of Marietje Schaake MEP

For the British Chamber of Commerce EU & Belgium, Marietje Schaake wrote a blog about a day in her life as a Member of the European Parliament. Please find the blog post below. A Day in the Life of Marietje Schaake MEP...

June 21, 2013

Event: Export Control Conference

On June 26th, Marietje Schaake will give a keynote address during the 2013 Export Control Conference, organized by the Irish Presidency and the European Commission. Schaake will discuss the importance of controlling the...

October 1, 2015

Europe talks to hackers, security bods on Wassenaar recalibration

Speaking at a roundtable meeting on export controls on Wednesday, Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake said that she and other lawmakers were working to avoid "some of the unintended consequences of the Was...

September 16, 2013

Speech at BKB Lecture 2014: Polarisation, and how the EU lost the progressives in Turkey

On September 13th 2013, Marietje Schaake gave a reaction to the 5th BKB Lecture by Turkish politician Safak Pavey. The full text of Marietje Schaake's speech can be found below. Polarisation, and how the EU lo...

December 8, 2015

Written Question on exports of sensitive military materials to Iran, Myanmar, Sudan and Syria

On December 8, Marietje Schaake submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning exports of sensitive military materials to Iran, Myanmar, Sudan and Syria. Author: Mar...

May 23, 2011

Event: Nerds in the Parliament 1

Event date: 23 May 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP A5G1 Speakers: Caroline De Cock, n-squared Peter van Roste, CENTR Summary of event video

December 12, 2017

Presentation of Digital Trade report in the European Parliament

Presentation of the Digital Trade Report in the Plenary of the European Parliament on the 11th of December 2017.

May 21, 2015

Video: Digital Agenda Intergroup discusses the Digital Single Market, with Vice-President Ansip

Digital Europe: How to be successful? Presentation of the Digital Single Market Strategy by Vice-President of the European Commission Ansip 12 May, 19:00 European Parliament, room 1G2 On...

May 23, 2011

Event: Nerds in the Parliament 1

Event date: 23 May 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP A5G1 Speakers: Caroline De Cock, n-squared Peter van Roste, CENTR Summary of event video

November 23, 2016

Digital trade

Opening by Marietje Schaake MEP Keynote speech by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström Q&A with Commissioner Malmström Panel discussion and Q&A moderated by Marietje Schaake MEP Andreas Tegge (Head of G...

December 3, 2018

The export and use of NSO software

Last week, Saudi dissident Omar Abdulaziz filed a lawsuit against Israeli software company NSO for selling Pegasus software to the government of Saudi Arabia. That software was allegedly then used to target Mr Abdulaziz’...

January 18, 2013

Supporting the dream of copyright reform, digital freedom, and considering the public interest over the protection of vested interests

For the full story behind this video click here.

September 22, 2015

"Fight the real information war with Russia"

When some Russian media suggested that passengers on the MH-17 flight were already dead before the plane was shot down, I was appalled. 298 innocent people of which 196 were Dutch, had barely lost their lives, and their...

July 5, 2017

French sales to Egypt demonstrate need to reform EU export control system

Today, the French magazine Telerama, published a story which demonstrates how controversial French company Amesys has changed its name and shareholders in order to sell surveillance software to the new Egyptian authoriti...

September 26, 2013

Media: EU should stop the spread of digital arms - ViEUws

Previous work on digital arms trade and dual use items: Plenary speech on cyber security and digital arms trade Video: Discussion on digital arms trade for the Open Rights Group Media: Europe’s spy technolog...

October 28, 2016

Digital Trade: priorities for the 21st century

Digital Trade: priorities for the 21st century17th of November 14:00-16:30European Parliament PHS5B00114:00-14:05 Opening by Marietje Schaake MEP14:05-14:30 Keynote speech by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström14:...

October 29, 2014

Written Questions on the export of Finspy technology to Bahrain

On 29 October, Marietje Schaake submitted Written Questions to the European Commission about the export of Finspy technology to Bahrain. Author: Marietje Schaake Subject: Export of Finspy technology to Bahrain...

July 4, 2013

Plenary speech on the Completion of the Digital Single Market

Marietje Schaake discusses the importance of net neutrality, open internet, open access and harmonization and modernization of European copyright for the completion of the European digital single market in order to drive...

November 2, 2016

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Today marks three years since French journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were killed in Northern Mali. The perpetrators were never caught. Recognising the need to provide journalists with extra safeguards, the...

November 11, 2014

Event: Unleashing Internet-enabled Growth: How to seize the digital opportunity

On 21 November, Marietje Schaake will speak on a panel of a fringe meeting taking place during the ALDE Party Congress. Within the theme of internet-enabled growth, the panel will discuss what policymakers can do to cre...

November 21, 2016

Peering pressure: the secret battle to control the future of the internet

August 27, 2018

Enforcement of EU gun control laws in relation to 3d printed guns

In the EU it is prohibited to illicitly manufacture or traffic in firearms, their parts and components, according to Regulation 258/2012 of 14 March 2012. Similarly, amendments to Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control...

November 26, 2014

Export controls on dangerous technologies need smart implementation

Not a day goes by without news about cyber-attacks, failing digital security and hacking operations. Only yesterday, new research revealed the use of some of the most sophisticated intrusion software seen to date. We...

June 14, 2011

Event: Nerds in the Parliament 2

Event date: 14 June 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP A5G1 Speakers: Ot van Daalen, Bits of Freedom Brenno de Winter, Freelance Journalist

July 9, 2015

The freedom to snap and share

Anyone who opened Wikipedia during the past weeks, saw landmark buildings such as the Eiffel tower or the Erasmus bridge, blacked out in pictures. Similarly, as Members of Parliament we received countless emails. Citizen...

April 23, 2014

Speech on TTIP, the digital economy and involving the public

Marietje Schaake speaks at a high-level conference on the future of trans-Atlantic Trade in Paris, addressing the potential for the digital economy within TTIP, as well as concerns regarding data protection and secrecy r...

November 23, 2017

EU needs digital trade strategy

Today, the INTA-committee approved the Digital Trade Strategy Report by MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66).  Norm-makers vs norm takers Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE): “We risk ending up as a rules-tak...

June 14, 2011

Event: Nerds in the Parliament 2

Event date: 14 June 2011 Location: BRUSSELS EP A5G1 Speakers: Ot van Daalen, Bits of Freedom Brenno de Winter, Freelance Journalist

November 10, 2016

Algorithmic accountability and transparency in the digital single market

MEP Marietje Schaake organised this event in the European Parliament on the 7th of November 2016 in order to discuss which options the European Union has to improve the accountability and/or the t...

March 8, 2018

Closing the loopholes in software and law

Think of software like a web of code, woven as a system that is supposed to be intact, but in which small holes can exist unknowingly. These small holes can in turn be used to enter the software on someone's mobile phone...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on media freedom in the Euro-Mediterranean

There is a growing list of countries where governments target unrestricted access to the internet and information online through legislation. Reporting on human rights is done through internet by citizens. EU companies c...

January 16, 2015

Launch event of the Intergroup on the Digital Agenda for Europe

The launch reception of the Intergroup on the Digital Agenda for Europe will take place on 28 January 2015 from 18:30 to 20:00 in the Members Restaurant in the European Parliament in Brussels. We are honoured to annou...

January 12, 2015

Human rights and technologies: The impact of digital surveillance and intrusion systems on human rights in third countries

Human rights and technologies: The impact of digital surveillance and intrusion systems on human rights in third countries   Date: Wednesday 21 January 2015, 9.00-11.30 Venue: European Parliament, Altiero Spinel...

June 22, 2015

European Trade Policy Day (European Commission)

European Trade Policy Day European Commission 23 June Management Centre Europe (MCE), Rue de l'Aqueduc 118, Brussels Find the full programme and more information here. The event will be live-streamed....

February 1, 2013

Media: viEUws interview on digital freedom, net neutrality, copyright reform and stopping digital arms trade

Marietje Schaake spoke to viEUw's Jennifer Baker about her recently adopted report on A Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU's Foreign Policy and related policies that are part of the EU's Digital Agenda, like intellectual...

May 30, 2012

Event: "Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop"

“Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop“ June 19th from 15.00 to 18.00 in room PHS5 B001 European Parliament The workshop will deal with several aspects of internet gove...

January 17, 2018

Plenary speech on update of the dual-use regulation

Please find here the speech of Marietje Schaake in the European Parliament on 17 January 2018:  Further information: January 2018: The final report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament...

June 20, 2017

Towards a digital trade strategy

Please find the document here (doc / pdf). The internet, digitisation and new technologies have profoundly impacted people's lives and the way our societies function. As a consequence, the way we do business and the way...

November 19, 2015

Video: Countering Extremism and Improving Governance in the MENA region

The ALDE Conference on 'Countering Extremism and Improving Governance in the MENA region' took place on November 18. Marietje Schaake moderated the discussion focused on potential solutions to end the violence i...

July 11, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Guaranteeing coherence in the implementation of sanctions regime

Parliamentary questions11 July 2011 E-006570/2011   Question for written answer to the Council Rule 117 Barbara Lochbihler (Verts/ALE) and Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Guaranteeing coherence in the implem...

February 8, 2012

Event: Internet Freedom and Security in EU Foreign Policy: The Role of Business.

Event date: Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 Location:  European Parliament, room ASP 5G2   Speakers: Taylor Reynolds, OECD, Head of Unit Information Economy, speaking on corporate social responsibility, multinational ente...

February 8, 2012

Event: Internet Freedom and Security in EU Foreign Policy: The Role of Business.

Event date: Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 Location:  European Parliament, room ASP 5G2   Speakers: Taylor Reynolds, OECD, Head of Unit Information Economy, speaking on corporate social responsibility, multinational ente...

August 27, 2013

Event: Day of the Middle East

Voices from the Frontline: the Prospect of Democracy Are you interested in debating the latest developments in e.g. Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon? Or are you curious to learn more about a region that is bordering Europe, ye...

September 13, 2017

EU needs digital trade strategy

Today, MEP Marietje Schaake released her report calling for an EU Digital Trade Strategy. Norm-makers vs norm takers Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE): “We risk ending up as a rules-takers instead of rules-makers if we...

November 6, 2018

Damen's export of patrol vessels to the Libyan coast guard

On the 26th of October, newspaper NRC and ‘Lighthouse reports’ revealed that Damen shipyards in 2012 sold 8 patrol vessels to the Libyan coastguard (1). At least three of those vessels, equipped with machine guns are cur...

October 22, 2013

MEP: 'Stop the export of teargas to Bahrain'

Today, Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to the European Commission regarding reports of an impending shipment of teargas and other crowd control equipment to Bahrain, possibly by a South Korean company. Schaa...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake's message for the National Informatics Congress in Ankara

The question of the future of the Internet is a timely one. Current regulations are outdated because of increased market liberalisation and the introduction of information and communication technologies. Some governments...

May 30, 2012

Event: "Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop"

“Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop“ June 19th from 15.00 to 18.00 in room PHS5 B001 European Parliament The workshop will deal with several aspects of internet gove...

October 29, 2014

Written Questions on the export of Netclean technology to Turkey

On 29 October, Marietje Schaake submitted Written Questions to the European Commission about the export of Netclean technology to Turkey. Author: Marietje Schaake Subject: Export of Netclean technology to Turk...

November 13, 2013

Oped: New Europe - A digital future needs real net neutrality

Commissioner Kroes’ recently published proposals to harmonize the European telecoms markets are an important step towards the long overdue completion of the European Digital Single Market. Everyone that has ever used the...

July 13, 2018

The export of dirty fuels to West Africa

On the 9th of July, the Netherlands Human Transport and Environment Inspectorate reported the shipping of gasoline and diesel containing toxic components, which are highly hazardous for human health, from Dutch to West A...

July 9, 2018

MEPS raise concerns on digital security measures

A group of more than 30 MEPs sent the following letter to European Parliament Tajani, and Secretary General Welle. Dear President Tajani,   Dear Secretary General Welle,      ...

February 2, 2015

Panel Discussion: Export controls of surveillance technology – state of play and the way forward

Panel Discussion: Export controls of surveillance technology – state of play and the way forward Date and Time: February 5, 2015 at 6pm Place: Netherlands Embassy, Klosterstraße 50, 10179 Berlin Registration:...

February 2, 2015

Panel Discussion: Export controls of surveillance technology – state of play and the way forward

Panel Discussion: Export controls of surveillance technology – state of play and the way forward Date and Time: February 5, 2015 at 6pm Place: Netherlands Embassy, Klosterstraße 50, 10179 Berlin Registration:...

September 1, 2015

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda Tuesday 22 September, 12.00-14.00 European Parliament, Room PHS 7C50, Brussels   MEPs Marietje Schaake and Kaja Kallas cordially in...

April 10, 2017

Al-Jazeera documentary proves need for stronger export control for dangerous technology

Undercover research by Al-Jazeera shows that European companies actively try to circumvent European export controls and tried to sell spying technology to Iran and South Sudan. Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66): It is unaccept...

July 13, 2015

Media (ECFR) - Digital diplomacy: trade and human rights in China's internet revolution

This article by Marietje Schaake appeared on the website of the European Council on Foreign Affairs (ECFR) on July 13.China has reportedly adopted a wide-ranging national security law, which would increase China's contro...

September 22, 2015

Statement on Digital Protectionism

On 22 September, a statement signed by more than 50 Members of the European Parliament was sent to Members of U.S. Congress. It was also published by Politico US. In the letter, the MEPs respond to strong statements c...

February 2, 2013

Media: Munich Security Conference 2013

At the Munich Security Conference 2013 Marietje talks to German TV on how she uses social media in her work as a politician and to connect with voters and citizens all around the globe. She also shares her concerns about...

May 8, 2015

Video - The State of the Union: Surveillance and Freedom in Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6tvPyMJhp8&t=80m24s Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, May 8 The State of the Union conference, organised by the European University Institute (EUI), is an annual event for high-...

November 20, 2013

Plenary speech on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) - Madam President, intensified cooperation in terms of defence is indispensable if Europe wants to play its role on the global stage. But while we are catching up from a fragmented policy, to...

May 3, 2013

Official UNESCO Press Freedom Day 2013 video - including Marietje

May Chidiac, journalist and laureate of UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, Marietje Schaake, member of the European Parliament and Anothai Udomsilp, Director of the Thai Academic Institute of Public Media e...

September 1, 2015

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda

The Red Web: How Russia uses the internet for surveillance and propaganda Tuesday 22 September, 12.00-14.00 European Parliament, Room PHS 7C50, Brussels   MEPs Marietje Schaake and Kaja Kallas cordial...

September 28, 2018

Tackling the illicit trade in cultural goods

For many of us, it was the first time we ever heard of the Taliban: in mid-2001, the ancient sandstone buddhas of Bamiyan were blown to pieces, a harbinger of a barbarism that was to become all too familiar in months and...

October 23, 2013

Plenary Speech on the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy

May 8, 2015

Video - The State of the Union: Surveillance and Freedom in Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6tvPyMJhp8&t=80m24s Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, May 8 The State of the Union conference, organised by the European University Institute (EUI), is an annual event for high-...

October 12, 2015

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 14:30 to 18:00 European Parliament (Brussels) room PHS 5B001 The event will be live streamed. International trade is...

July 4, 2012

Video blog - Marietje on the 10th anniversary of the International Criminal Court

As chair of the Parliamentarians for Global Action in the European Parliament Marietje highlights some of the ICC's recent successes, speaks about what the European Parliament is doing to support the ICC and finally she...

July 8, 2013

Marietje Schaake discusses digital arms trade for the Open Rights Group

Eric King from Privacy International, Hauke Gierow from Reporters Without Borders and Marietje Schaake talk about the importance of creating effective export controls for digital surveillance technologies and making peop...

February 2, 2016

Plenary speech on negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)

On February 1, Marietje Schake spoke in the plenary about the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, the European Union is the world...

January 16, 2015

Launch event of the Intergroup on the Digital Agenda for Europe

The launch reception of the Intergroup on the Digital Agenda for Europe will take place on 28 January 2015 from 18:30 to 20:00 in the Members Restaurant in the European Parliament in Brussels. We are honoured to annou...

November 3, 2011

Video: opening remarks during the RightsCon in Silicon Valley

Marietje's opening remarks during the RightsCon in Silicon Valley.

April 26, 2017

Yameen Rasheed stabbed to death in the Maldives

Following the fatal stabbing of Yameen Rasheed, a government critic and blogger, Marietje Schaake submitted the questions below to High-Representative Federderica Mogherini. On the 23rd of April, Yameen Rasheed was sta...

December 11, 2014

MEPs establish Intergroup on the Digital Agenda for Europe

More than 70 MEPs today established an interparliamentary group that will work on the Digital Agenda for Europe. Amongst the founders of the Intergroup are Michał Boni (EPP), Josef Weidenholzer (S&D), Marietje Schaak...

April 23, 2015

Video: GCCS 2015 - Updating of export controls of dual use surveillance technologies

Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015 Updating of export controls of dual use surveillance technologies On 16-17 April 2015 the Netherlands hosted the fourth Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS) in The Hague....

October 12, 2015

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 14:30 to 18:00 European Parliament (Brussels) room PHS 5B001 The event will be live streamed. International trade is...

June 16, 2016

Trust in Digital Life, The Hague

On Tuesday June 17th Marietje Schaake will give a keynote speech on the 'Multiple Views on Blockchain: technology, use cases, economics and policies' during the event on Trust in Digital Life in The Hague. The eve...

June 15, 2017

How BAE sold cyber-surveillance tools to Arab states

A year-long investigation by BBC Arabic and a Danish newspaper has uncovered evidence that the UK defence giant BAE Systems has made large-scale sales across the Middle East of sophisticated surveillance technology, incl...

January 17, 2019

Letter to the Romanian presidency on progress of the dual use file

With great regret I learned that the Council Working Party responsible for the reform of the EU‘s export regime of dual use items was once again unable to reach a Council position in order to start negotiations with Euro...

January 21, 2015

Video: Hearing on human rights and technologies

Human rights and technologies: The impact of digital surveillance and intrusion systems on human rights in third countries Wednesday 21 January 2015, 9.00-11.30 Please find below the video registration of the...

June 22, 2015

European Trade Policy Day (European Commission)

European Trade Policy Day European Commission 23 June Management Centre Europe (MCE), Rue de l'Aqueduc 118, Brussels Find the full programme and more information here. The event will be live-streamed....

December 1, 2015

Blog: EU must not allow Kremlin to obstruct the trade agreement with Ukraine

Today, the 1st of December, a new round of trilateral talks between the European Union, Ukraine and Russia will take place, to discuss the implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU...

May 20, 2013

In Defense of Digital Freedom

This is a translation of an article originally published in Dutch in the International Spectator. Please find the Dutch version here. Cyber everywhere It is impossible to follow the news without being confronted wi...

December 11, 2012

Media: EU: Enact Controls on Digital Weapons Trade - HRW.org

HRW.org, 11.12.2012 The European Union should enact new controls on internet surveillance technologies that have enabled human rights violations, Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders said today. The Europe...

September 17, 2016

Politico: The grand digital dissappointment

The vision for a digital single market is now cracked and smudged. By Chris Spillane 9/16/16, 6:00 AM CET Updated 9/16/16, 2:06 PM CET...

December 20, 2018

The export of Chinese forced labour products

On December 19th the Associated Press published its research illustrating how products made in forced labour camps in the Xinjiang province end up on the American market (1).  Given the EU's responsibility to uphol...

April 9, 2014

Event: Opening up the digital economy: creating growth and jobs

On April 10th, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel on "Opening up the digital economy: creating growth and jobs" during a conference on The Future of Transatlantic Trade in Paris. While growth in emerging market ec...

October 23, 2013

Plenary speech on the Common Foreign and Security Policy

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) - Mr President, Madam High Representative, this is the last time we will debate the annual CFSP in the current configuration of Parliament and with yourself as our High Representative. As we t...

May 28, 2015

MEP Schaake reacts to vote report ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States

Today, the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament (INTA) adopted a report on the ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States (TTIP). Member of the Eur...

November 6, 2012

Media: Digital Freedoms and Human Rights in a Hyper-Connected World - MIND

Read the entire publication below Marietje Schaake, MIND, 06.11.2012 A selection of different developments around technologies and human rights remind us of the vast scope of these emerging crossroads. A video clip...

September 28, 2016

Update export controls long overdue

MEP: Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the proposal by the European Commission to update the EU’s export control mechanism for items that have both military and ci...

May 23, 2016

Nine takeaways on trade and technology

On my initiative the European Parliament's International Trade Committee is organising a hearing tomorrow on the international digital trade in goods and services. Cross-border trade, (digital) rights and the use and reg...

January 19, 2016

Plenary speech on the Digital Single Market report

On January 19, the European Parliament adopted its report on the Digital Single Market. Earlier this day Marietje Schaake adressed the plenary. Please read Schaake's response to the report and watch her speech in the...

July 16, 2012

Media: Evidence Shows Syrian Security Got Comms From West - The Associated Press

Evidence Shows Syrian Security Got Comms From West by The Associated Press, 16 July 2012 LONDON (AP) — As violence began racing through Syria last year, two European contractors were putting the finishing touches on an...

February 1, 2018

Is the EU getting trade right?

Judy Asks: Is the EU Getting Trade Right? JUDY DEMPSEY A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. January 31, 2018...

October 4, 2010

Resolution on the World Day against the Death Penalty

The European Parliament, –   having regard to Protocol No 6 to the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty, of 28 April 1983, –   having...

March 6, 2018

Colombia University: Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship on Digital Issues

On 1 March 2018 Marietje Schaake participated in a discussion about navigating the complex transatlantic relationship on digital issues at Colombia Univeristy. Please find the video of the event here. More information...

February 10, 2016

Can Europe and the US Bridge the Digital Disconnect? (Center for Transatlantic Relations, The Johns Hopkins University)

Can Europe and the US Bridge the Digital Disconnect? Center for Transatlantic Relations, The Johns Hopkins University February 11 Kenney Auditorium, The Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC Register here...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on dual use items

A speech about the role of the European Parliament in the dual use export framework, the digital arms trade from European businesses to repressive regimes and the extraterritorial impact of legislation and measures. When...

July 11, 2013

Media: Video for the CIS Cybersecurity Series

The Centre for Internet and Society Cybersecurity Series seeks to address hotly debated aspects of cybersecurity and hopes to encourage wider public discourse around the topic. "It is important that we don't confine s...

October 27, 2015

Response MEP Marietje Schaake to vote on anti-torture and death penalty export controls

A majority of the European Parliament today voted in favour of the report by Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) to strengthen the export controls on goods that could be used to carry out the death penalty or torture, such as el...

September 1, 2011

Parliamentary Question: VP/HR — Inquiry into role of European companies in human rights violations (part II) and the export of dual-use technologies

Parliamentary questions1 September 2011 E-007865/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Barbara Lochbihler (Verts/ALE) , Baroness Sarah Ludford (ALDE) , Johannes C...

February 2, 2018

Europe’s shameful role in spy-tech exports that led to torture and jail

When young people took to the streets in Iran in 2009, asking “where is my vote?”, student leaders, bloggers and activists were traced to their homes, arrested and tortured.  The world was outraged a...

December 18, 2012

Event: Munich Security Conference

From February 1st to 3rd, Marietje Schaake will participate in the Young Leaders Round Table of the Munich Security Conference. As part of this program she will speak in a Night Cap Session on Diplomacy in the Digital Ag...

July 26, 2018

The case of Wini Omer in Sudan

Marietje Schaake today submitted questions following the arrest and prosecution of journalist and human right's defender Wini Omer in Sudan. On Tuesday the 24th of July, journalist Wini Omer appeared before a Sudanese...

November 30, 2016

Digital Social Innovation: using the internet for the greater good

DigitalSocial.eu has been setting up an international network of digital social innovators using the internet and digital technologies to tackle social challenges. There are already more than a th...

March 25, 2014

Video: Controlling Surveillance: Export Controls as a Tool for Internet Freedom

On March 24th, Marietje Schaake spoke on a panel about export controls of surveillance technology on the invitation of the New America Foundation in Washington D.C. A video registration of the event can be watched below....

December 19, 2017

Data flows in trade agreements

Brussels, 18/12/2017 Dear President Juncker, Dear Commissioners Ansip, Gabriel, Jourova, Katainen, Malmstrom, and Timmermans, Last week, a broad majority in the European Parliament voted for my own-initiative repo...

November 24, 2017

Trade MEPs want to scrap all EU export restrictions on encryption

September 22, 2015

MEP: Export torture and death penalty goods needs strong and flexible approach

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is happy that the Committee on International Trade of the European Parliament has voted in favour of her proposal to update legislation controlling exports o...

December 20, 2017

EU plans to restrict export of 'dual-use' spy tech

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September 15, 2015

State of Europe 2015 – Catching up with the ‘Digital Era’

State of Europe 2015 – Addressing Europe’s crises October 22, Palais d'Egmont, Brussel Information from Friends of Europe: Join our high-level Roundtable on October 22 for a discussion on Europe...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on open data and open government

Marietje Schaake's speech for Wikitalia. Wikitalia is an organisation that provides open tools to local and regional governments to stimulate government transparency and participation. It thereby achieves the objective o...

May 31, 2017

Free trade and the global economy - can growth be sustained in a protectionist world?

Free Trade and the Global Economy – Can Growth Be Sustained in a Protectionist World? An early move by the Trump Administration was to withdraw from the near–complete Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Objec...

January 16, 2019

The extension of trade preferences to Western Sahara

Today we will vote on EU-Morocco trade relations, and whether trade preferences should also be extended to Western Sahara. Below is a short background, and an explanation of my position. Background On the 10t...

September 28, 2016

Euractiv: EU export controls proposed

EU companies are about to get hit with a controversial new export control law hampered by a wave of criticism this summer from technology firms, which contend that it will destroy their business abroad.The European Commi...

December 4, 2018

EU's Vestager Urged to Probe How Tech Giants Cash In on Ads

By Aoife White 4 December 2018, 00:00 CET European Union antitrust enforcers are being urged to scrutinize how ads fuel profits at tech giants such as Google and Facebook Inc. as watchdogs from France to Australia start...

December 7, 2012

Media: Russia, China fight for control of the internet in Dubai - Want China Times

Want China Times, 07.12.2012 At the World Conference on International Telecommunications held in Dubai on Dec. 3, countries including Russia, China, Brazil, India and Iran launched a campaign for control of the intern...

September 15, 2015

State of Europe 2015 – Catching up with the ‘Digital Era’

State of Europe 2015 – Addressing Europe’s crises October 22, Palais d'Egmont, Brussel Information from Friends of Europe: Join our high-level Roundtable on October 22 for a discussion on Europe...

February 7, 2013

Press release: MEP: "EU Cyber Security Strategy should secure digital freedoms"

EU Cyber Security Strategy should secure digital freedoms The EU Cyber Security Strategy, launched in Brussels today, is an assessment more than a forward looking strategy. The assessment of a variety of crimes involv...

November 25, 2016

BBC: Trade Wars: the End of Globalisation?

Donald Trump has promised to tear up the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal – or TPP – on his first day in office. The massive trade deal agreed in 2015 would have lowered tariffs and deepened economic ties be...

November 20, 2009

Parliamentary Question: Germany — First country to auction the digital dividend

Parliamentary questions20 November 2009 E-5715/09 WRITTEN QUESTION by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE) , Judith A. Merkies (S&D) , Lambert van Nistelrooij (PPE) , Wim van de Camp (PPE) , Peter van Dalen (ECR) , T...

March 25, 2017

Does the world want to be connected: the economy

  Friday, March 24, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. (on the record)Speakers:1. Iain Conn, CEO, Centrica 2. Michael Fekl, Secretary of Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France 3....

November 16, 2012

Video summary: Free Speech in a Hyper Connected World

As the Parliament’s Rapporteur for a report on ‘A Digital Freedom Strategy in EU foreign policy‘, and on ‘Press and Media Freedom in the World' Marietje Schaake hosted a panel to discuss changing concepts of lawmaking, m...

April 16, 2015

Curbing the trade in conflict minerals requires a realistic approach

In 2014, the European Commission introduced a proposal for legislation to combat the trade in minerals which is used to finance conflict. This is an issue of great concern, especially in central Africa, mainly in the...

March 7, 2018

Three steps to avoid a trade war

Looking at the news over the past days, it is easy to think Europe and the United States - allies - are preparing for battle. Yet the strong language and war rhetoric currently dominating headlines on both sides of the A...

October 20, 2013

Plenary speech on the Common Security and Defence Policy

January 25, 2016

Video: CER/Istituto Affari Internazionali seminar on 'Between power and rules: The geopolitics of TTIP'

On January 18, Marietje Schaake addressed in a video message the CER/Istituto Affari Internazionali seminar on 'Between power and rules: The geopolitics of TTIP' in Rome. Please find the video below, or on the event's...

March 27, 2014

Event: WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age

'WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age' Time: Tuesday 1st April at 2:00pm Place: European Parliament, PHS 0A50 A discussion about democracy and digital rights challenges for Europe The event is co-hosted b...

March 14, 2017

Tech and Foreign Policy - Bridging the Gap

The open internet is not limited by geographical borders, and new technologies have a clear impact on foreign policy: issues such as cybersecurity, internet governance, digital trade and digital r...

February 2, 2016

MEP: Strengthen rules for international trade in services

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) to strengthen the rules-based international trading system. Tomorrow, the European parliament will vote on a repo...

July 5, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of the situation in the Arab world and North Africa

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, in particular that of 7 April 2011 on the situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen(1), –   having regard to its resol...

February 4, 2015

Munich Security Conference

Marietje Schaake is aanwezig op de Munich Security Conference, die van 6 tot 8 februari in München plaatsheeft. Over de conferentie (Engels): Over the past five decades the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has beco...

May 24, 2016

MEP: Political deal on export control anti-torture goods is good news

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake is happy that today a deal was reached between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Member States to update and strengthen export control legislation for good...

December 5, 2017

Letter to the commission on notice and action procedures

Brussels, 5 December 2017Dear Commissioner Ansip,Dear Commissioner Gabriel,Dear Commissioner Jourova,Dear Commissioner King,We appreciate your continued efforts to address the difficult problems related to tackling...

April 15, 2013

Event: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership?

ALDE spokesperson and shadow rapporteur for EU-US Trade Relations MEP Marietje Schaake cordially invites you to: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership? A pan...

May 15, 2013

Event: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership?

View event summary: View the full event: ALDE spokesperson and shadow rapporteur for EU-US Trade Relations MEP Marietje Schaake cordially invites you to: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Tra...

September 30, 2016

Video Ancillary Copyright and Internet Freedom event

Recording of the roundtable on ancillary copyright and internet freedom in the European Parliament on the 28th of September from 16.00 until 18.00, which included statements of MEP Marietje Schaa...

February 1, 2019

Infringement of dual-use export restrictions to Russia

Following the illegal annexation of Crimea, the European Council imposed restrictions on economic relations with Russia. These measures include an export ban on dual-use goods for military use or military end users. &...

June 5, 2015

Video: ALDE seminar: For a smart Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

The EU and the US together make up almost 50 per cent of global GDP and account for a third of global trade. But the impact of closer cooperation can go beyond just economic gains. A smart Trans-Atlantic Trade and...

August 8, 2017

Election day in Kenya

Listen here to the interview with Marietje Schaake on BBC World Service, recorded on election day in Nairobi, Kenya. Chief EU observer Marietje Schaake said polling stations were busy and people were eager to cast their...

October 12, 2015

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market?

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market? Tuesday, October 13, 17:30 - 19:30 The Hotel, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, Brussels The conference will be in English...

April 15, 2015

Global effort needed to rebuild trust and resillience in the open internet

Today the Global Commissionon Internet Governance launches an important interim report. Toward a Social Compact for Digital Privacy and Security argues that it is now essential that governments — collaborating with busin...

July 2, 2012

EIF Governors on the highest priorities to reach the targets of the Digital Agenda

November 29, 2012

Invitation: 4/12 - Roundtable on Bahrain: How to step-up the EU's response to ongoing Human Rights violations?

Marietje Schaake MEP & FIDH cordially invite you to a working group roundtable on Bahrain: How to step-up the EU's response to ongoing Human Rights violations? Tuesday, December 4th 2012 / from 08.30 - 10.00...

January 12, 2015

Human rights and technologies: The impact of digital surveillance and intrusion systems on human rights in third countries

Human rights and technologies: The impact of digital surveillance and intrusion systems on human rights in third countries Date: Wednesday 21 January 2015, 9.00-11.30 Venue: European Parliament, Altiero Spinel...

March 27, 2014

Event: WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age

'WePromise - Driving Democracy in the Digital Age' Time: Tuesday 1st April at 2:00pm Place: European Parliament, PHS 0A50 A discussion about democracy and digital rights challenges for Europe The event is co-host...

May 30, 2018

US tariffs in the steel and aluminium sector and the EU's response

September 24, 2012

Media: The Need for an EU Digital Freedom Strategy - New Europe

23.9.2012, New Europe After violent protests by extremists in reaction to the "Innocence of Muslims" video, the question whether or not YouTube should take the video offline is fiercely debated. While laws are made on...

July 9, 2015

Resolution on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

The following text was adopted by the European Parliament on July 8 (or find it here).Please also refer to the response on the adoption by Marietje Schaake. P8_TA-PROV(2015)0252 Negotiations for the Transatlanti...

September 7, 2015

Report on ‘Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries’

View Schaake's report on ‘Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries’ On September 8th, the European Parliament will vote in the plenary mee...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on EU enlargement and Turkey

EU enlargement has proven to lead to substantial improvements in the lives of peole, their freedoms, the democratic levels and economic opportunities. In times of crisis, however, populism and nationalism seem attractive...

March 4, 2015

Letter to the Ministers of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) concerning TSM

Download (PDF): Letter to Ministers of the Telecommunications Council (TTE) concerning TSM Council of the European Union 175 Rue de la Loi B-1048 Bruxelles Belgique 4 March 2015 Dear Minister...

September 18, 2012

Video: Marietje Schaake at the Open Estonia Forum

On September 18th Marietje Schaake delivered a video message to the Open Estonia Forum on Populism. She spoke about the role of social media as an enabler of populism, as well as a countervailing force to it and the impo...

November 15, 2011

Media: Schaake: "Stop Digital Arms Trade From Western Countries" - Huffington Post

Today, the EU imposed sanctions on 3 members of Syria's electronic army: a new and important step, but what about the corporate actors? While both the United States and the EU have imposed sanctions on Syria and Iran, th...

November 16, 2012

Video summary: Free Speech in a Hyper Connected World

As the Parliament’s Rapporteur for a report on ‘A Digital Freedom Strategy in EU foreign policy‘, and on ‘Press and Media Freedom in the World' Marietje Schaake hosted a panel to discuss changing concepts of lawmaking, m...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on cultural exchanges and intercultural dialogue

Speech for the Medarat Platform of Exchange Beirut. Cultural exchanges can be used to focus on what unites us, not what divides us. Cultural and creative expression enrich people's lives. We would love to see cultural ex...

November 10, 2014

Event: Panel on the Digital Agenda

On the 18th of November, Marietje Schaake will be part of a panel discussing the EU's digital agenda. The panel is part of an event organised by The Economist toghether with European Voice: "Let’s Get Europe Working:...

December 16, 2015

Plenary speech: Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter

On December 16, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary about the annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the EU policy on the matter. Marietje Schaake (ALDE) – Mr President, the li...

December 2, 2011

Media: Radio Free Europe: Marietje Schaake: 'It's High Time This Digital Weapons Trade Stops'

There has been a raft of incidents of Western technology companies providing repressive regimes with surveillance or Internet-filtering technology. Most recently U.S. and Italian companies have been implicated in sup...

September 14, 2017

​ Europe to set global trade standards

Commissioner Malmström will today further elaborate on the wide range of initiatives in the field of trade that were presented in the State of the Union yesterday. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE...

June 1, 2016

VIDEO: Schaake: “I hope that the UK will choose to stay a vital part of the EU”

Marietje Schaake joined trade reporter Naomi Bar to discuss the upcoming British referendum. What will happen to the EU’s trading power if Britain would leave the EU, the impact on ongoing negotiations such as TTIP, the...

June 6, 2013

Video: Euro-Mediterranean Relations and the Arab Spring: Two Years On

On June 5th, Marietje Schaake spoke during a seminar with invited journalists from the Middle East and North Africa organized in the European Parliament entitled “Euro-Mediterranean relations and the Arab Spring: two yea...

May 15, 2013

Event: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership?

View event summary: View the full event: ALDE spokesperson and shadow rapporteur for EU-US Trade Relations MEP Marietje Schaake cordially invites you to: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Tra...

December 13, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

Mr President, as we speak the Syrian city of Homs is being surrounded by no less than 400 tanks. We have seen this movie before. However, in Hama in 1982 there were no cameras acting as eye witness to the world. Now...

March 9, 2018

Syrian security official in Italy

Marietje Schaake, supported by 22 colleagues today submitted urgent questions to High Representative Mogherini following reports that a member of the Assad regime visited Italy, in violation of EU sanctions.  Ali M...

March 13, 2013

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

Mr President, let me start by offering my condolences on the death of Ahmad Shihadeh, a policy officer at the EU representation in Damascus. Sadly the days when the deaths of individuals in Syria make European news a...

July 4, 2012

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

Mr President, it has been six weeks since the gruesome videos of the Hula massacre found their way to the Internet. Murdered children were considered a ‘tipping-point’ by many but, just like the words ‘never again’,...

May 30, 2016

Written question to the High Representative on the use of spyware by UAE authorities

Today Marietje Schaake asked the following question to High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini: A new report by Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory...

July 7, 2015

Plenary speech on negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Today, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary debate about the ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States (TTIP). On Wednesday, the European Parliament will vote on...

November 24, 2014

Plenary speech: Export controls of dual-use items

Today, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary about the trade in dangerous technologies that can be used to infiltrate computers, spy on users and gather information. The debate was held with the new Commissioner for Trad...

January 15, 2013

Media - Slate.com - Cyberwar’s Gray Market

Behind computer screens from France to Fort Worth, Texas, elite hackers hunt for security vulnerabilities worth thousands of dollars on a secretive unregulated marketplace. Using sophisticated techniques to detect we...

February 4, 2015

Munich Security Conference

Marietje Schaake will attend the Munich Security Conference, which will be held from February 6 to February 8 in Munich.About the conference Over the past five decades the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has become a k...

May 20, 2013

Event: Online Radicalisation and Digital Freedom

The European Foundation for Democracy in co-operation with Marietje Schaake MEP (ALDE, NL) would like to invite you to a panel discussion on: RADICALISATION AND THE INTERNET Online radicalisation and digital freedom...

February 20, 2019

A Conversation About Digital Platforms And Regulation, Part I + 2

PART 1from the the-view-from-the-eu dept Tue, Feb 19th 2019 12:04pm — Flemming Rose We are cross posting the following interview conducted by Danish journalist, Cato Institute Senior Fellow, and author of The Tyr...

June 19, 2012

Parliamentary Question: Vessels carrying Russian weapons to Bashar Al-Assad regime through EU waters

On 9 June 2012 it was reported that on 26 May 2012 Russian-made weapons were delivered by a vessel, registered under the name "Professor Katsman", in the Syrian harbourof Tartus1. The vessel is said to be registered to N...

September 1, 2014

Written question to the High Representative on the case of Maryam al-Khawaja in Bahrain

On 1 September, Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to High Representative Catherine Ashton concerning the case of the arrest of Maryam al-Khawaja in  Bahrain. Please find a plain text version and the official d...

November 14, 2011

Resolution on modernisation of VAT legislation in order to boost the digital single market

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to articles 113 and 167 TFEU, –   having regard to directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, –   having regard to dir...

February 24, 2016

MEP: Urgent reform of European Export Controls needed

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants objective European standards for the issuing of export licenses. Today the British organisation Privacy International issued a new report about the TRD,...

February 28, 2018

Questions on the implementation of the EU sanction regime against Russia

On 28 February, Marietje Schaake submitted the following written questions, co-signed by 31 colleagues, to the Commission and High Representative Federica Mogherini on the implementation of the EU sanction regime against...

January 22, 2018

Video on Article 13 of the copyright reform proposal

Members of the European Parliament from across the political spectrum resist the plan to introduce upload filters in the EU, which would function as censorship machines.Further information on copyright: June 2017: Semina...

October 12, 2015

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market?

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market? Tuesday, October 13, 17:30 - 19:30 The Hotel, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, Brussels The conference will be in English...

November 22, 2012

Event: EIF brainstorm on the Digital World in 2030

Marietje Schaake will chair a brainstorming session of the European Internet Foundation on The Digital World in 2030. The themes discussed by participants are: Will digital technologies reinforce individual empowerme...

May 13, 2018

Data protectionism: the growing menace to global business

Scania is well used to its vehicles being delayed at border crossings by officious customs officers and laborious paperwork. Yet these days, the Swedish truck company’s business is hindered as much by international...

March 12, 2013

Video: Marietje Schaake on youth unemployment

Education and entrepreneurship should be an integral part of open and vibrant societies in which economic development is within reach for everyone. Knowledge is the most valuable asset of the EU. We must continue to inve...

April 3, 2014

Plenary speech on net neutrality in the single telecoms market

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, tomorrow we will hopefully adopt the telecoms package, which is essential for a single digital market in Europe. Beyond ending roaming charges, which will...

June 18, 2012

Livestream: Facing Challenges to the Internet Governance Regime: A European Perspective Workshop

April 5, 2011

On the situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen - motion

pursuant to Rule 110(4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the motions by the following groups: PPE (B7‑0249/2011) Verts/ALE (B7‑0251/2011) ECR (B7‑0252/2011) S&D (B7‑0253/2011) ALDE (B7‑0254/2011)...

January 16, 2013

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, it is regrettable we could not have this debate on the terrible situation in Syria with the High Representative herself when she finally did decide to ful...

January 26, 2016

Where is the EU five years after the revolution in Egypt?

Five years ago mass protests took over Tahrir square in Cairo. After initial hesitation the EU sought a new approach to Egypt, and wanted to support the transition from autocracy to democracy. It would fully support "the...

May 15, 2017

Europe should give meaning to the rule of law online

The EU needs to go beyond a digital single market and lead the development of rules for the open internet – out of moral duty and self-interestThe following article appeared in Europe World's spring edition 2017, issue 3...

October 31, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Illicit trade in cultural goods and heritage

31 October 2011 E-009825/2011 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) and Morten Løkkegaard (ALDE) Subject: Illicit trade in cultural goods and heritage Illicit traffic in cul...

November 2, 2017

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Four years ago, the United Nations designated the 2nd of November, as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Sadly the need to address this impunity remains all to urgent. The targeted kil...

March 31, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Response to the migration flows in North Africa and the southern Mediterranean

Parliamentary questions31 March 2011 O-000082/2011   Question for oral answer to the Commission Rule 115 Cecilia Wikström, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Jens Rohde, Sonia Alfano, Louis Michel, Nathalie Griesbeck, Mariet...

March 31, 2011

Response to the migration flows in North Africa and the southern Mediterranean

Question for oral answer to the Commission Rule 115 Cecilia Wikström, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Jens Rohde, Sonia Alfano, Louis Michel, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marietje Schaake, Giommaria Uggias, Marielle De Sarnez, Ramon...

June 28, 2017

How Bush, Obama and Trump ended Pax Americana

What if three very different U.S. presidents were to succeed each other in office, each focused like a laser on undoing what he saw as the gravely damaging policies of his predecessor? And what if, in so doing, the...

October 5, 2013

Statement on the postponement of EU-US trade negotiations

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) responds to the postponement of the 2nd round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Traded and Investment Partnership (TTIP) due to the US Federal Government...

November 11, 2015

D66: Europa moet zero-rating tegengaan

D66-Europarlementariër Marietje Schaake roept de Europese Commissie op om een helder standpunt tegen zero-rating in te nemen. Op verzoek van de Europese Liberale fractie (ALDE) geeft Commissaris Oettinger vandaag een sta...

September 14, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

Madam President, even in the face of the most horrific crimes in Syria, the EU finds it difficult to speak with a strong and united voice. In Syria, snipers are shooting people for holding a cell phone, children a...

October 4, 2016

MEP: Trade in torture goods must stop

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants the trade in goods that are used for torture and the death penalty to stop. Today the European Parliament will adopt her report to strengthen export con...

December 18, 2012

Event: Global Cyber Security Conference

On January 30th Marietje Schaake will be the chair of a panel on "Cyber Security: Regulate or Leave it to the Market?" during the Global Cyber Security Conference. The conference is organized by the European Security Rou...

April 18, 2013

Recommendation to the Council on the Responsibility to Protect

Today the European Parliament adopted a Recommendation to the Council on the concept of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) under international law. For the Liberal group I have contributed to this important report which...

January 23, 2018

Take-aways from Davos 2018 - Day 1

This week I am attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos as a Young Global Leader. On Twitter I promised to share my observations, here is a short blog.   One day into the program, I attend...

August 8, 2017

Election day in Kenya

May 24, 2016

Event: Privatising the rule of law online: Freedom of speech, copyright and platforms in the digital single market

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROOM FOR THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED TO ROOM ASP 1G-2. Please register for the event here. Detailed programme 15.00-16.30 Regulating online speech: Liability, hate speech and incite...

December 12, 2017

Broad support for Digital Trade Strategy Report by MEP Marietje Schaake

Today, the European Parliament adopted MEP Marietje Schaake's (D66/ALDE) report on a digital trade strategy, with a broad majority of 510 votes in favour, 95 against and 17 abstentions. The report calls for the creation...

October 6, 2010

Plenary speech on World day against the death penalty

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Madam President, it gives me great pride that the European Union, as a community of values where the death penalty is abolished, is strongly committed to act as a globa...

November 26, 2012

Blog: MEPs want EU to defend digital freedoms at WCIT-2012 in Dubai

MEPs want EU to defend digital freedoms at WCIT-2012 in Dubai Last week the European Parliament discussed EU priorities for the upcoming WCIT meeting in Dubai from 3-14 December, which seeks to update the International...

November 6, 2012

Digital freedom priority in EU foreign policy

Digital freedoms - safe access to an open and uncensored Internet - should be among the key priorities in EU Foreign Policy. Today the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament endorsed the own initiative repo...

March 7, 2018

The case of Nabeel Rajab and the situation in Bahrain

On 7 March 2018, Marietje Schaake submitted the following questions to HR/VP Mogherini on the case of Nabeel Rajab and the situation in Bahrain. On 21 February 2018, prominent Bahraini human rights defender N...

May 24, 2018

Video: Press freedom in Iran

On 24 May, Marietje Schaake hosted a discussion in the European Parliament at the occassion of the launch of the special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ): On the table: Why now is the time to sway Rou...

October 20, 2016

Wallonia is adamantly blocking the EU’s trade deal with Canada

Wallonia is adamantly blocking the EU’s trade deal with CanadaA tiny region of Belgium opposes trade for reasons that are hard to understandThe Economist, 22nd October 2016“HEY Canada, fuck you.” Within hours this tweet...

October 11, 2012

Press release: ALDE pushes for free trade agreements with Japan and the United States

Today in adopting by a large majority the report of Metin Kazak (Movement for Rights and Freedom,Bulgaria) on trade relations between the European Union and Japan, the Parliamentary Committee on International Trade (INTA...

September 7, 2011

Media: Exporting Technology in the Middle East: Western Credibility in the Online World

By Antonella Napolitano, 07.09.2011, Techpresident.com At Nordic Techpolitics MEP (and PdF friend) Marietje Schaake exposed one of the darkest side of the Internet: Western countries are exporting technology in Middle...

May 23, 2013

Give the European Commission a broad mandate for trade treaty with the US

European member states should give the European Commission a broad mandate for the negotiations on a trade and investment treaty with the United States (TTIP). According to MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE), that would str...

November 24, 2017

MEPs amp up pressure on Commission over digital trade

January 7, 2016

EP delegation visit to the US

Marietje Schaake, Vice-President of the US Delegation in the European Parliament, brings a three-day visit to the US. The President and two Vice-Presidents of the US Delegation of the European Parliament will focus...

October 20, 2010

Plenary speech on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) – Mr President, yesterday, the Commission adopted a strategy to mainstream the legally binding EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. As liberals, we proposed this, so this is music to my ears....

June 30, 2015

Video & Joint Statement - Transatlantic legislators dialogue meeting in Riga

On June 26-28, Marietje Schaake attended the 76th EU-US interparliamentary meeting in Riga, Latvia. Schaake is a Vice-President of the delegation for relations with the United States in the European Parliament. Amongs...

December 11, 2012

Press release: The struggle for human rights has moved online

Today the European Parliament in Strasbourg backed a report by ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake (D66,Netherlands) calling for an ambitious strategy to prioritize digital freedom in EU Foreign Policy. The struggle for human righ...

May 24, 2018

IIF lunch session: digital governance

On 24 May, Marietje Schaake spoke at the 2018 IFF Spring Membership meeting about trade issues, including digital trade, transatlantic relations, and the EU’s strategy around key technologies such as artificial intellige...

April 5, 2011

Resolution on the use of sexual violence in conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its resolution of 17 January 2008 on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and rape as a war crime, –   having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2009...

May 25, 2012

Blog: Increased trade EU and China comes at a price

Tuesday, China agreed on Google's 12.5 billion dollar acquisition of the US company Motorola. This permission was needed because both companies are doing business in China. From now on, Google will be capable of producin...

February 19, 2013

Blog: "Support Syrian opposition in talks with regime to break current stalemate"

The cautious rapprochement by the Syrian Opposition Coalition to the current regime and Russia should get the EU's full backing and support. Given the ongoing brutal violence over the past two years a political solution...

April 5, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria and Yemen, –   having regard to its report on European Union relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council of 24 March 2011(1), –   h...

May 22, 2013

Plenary speech on EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US

Please find my press release about the mandate for the negotiations on a trade and investment treaty with the US (TTIP) here. The complete text of the motion for a resolution on the negotiating mandate can be found on...

December 15, 2010

Plenary speech on Human rights in the world 2009 and EU policy on the matter

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) - Madam President, we are celebrating a significant day with the award of the Sakharov Prize today, but we have a lot more work to do than that. I would like to highlight a few elements from t...

May 17, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Purpose of the EU‑US Working Group on Cyber-Security and Cyber-Crime

Parliamentary questions17 May 2011 E-004816/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Purpose of the EU‑US Working Group on Cyber-Security and Cyber-Crime...

March 27, 2012

Media: EU Sanctions Human Rights Abusers and Bans Export of Surveillance Tech

By Arseh Sevom, View from Iran, 27.03.2012 China is not the only country providing surveillance technology to Iran, the EU is home to a number of companies that have provided surveillance and monitoring capabilities i...

November 8, 2018

Six proposals to make the internet more secure

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) today proposed 6 global norms to help promote the peaceful use of cyberspace. The norms were developed with the express purpose of being adopted by public and p...

November 11, 2015

The situation of the media in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia

Seminar for journalists Co-organised by the European Parliament and the European Commission 17-18 November European Parliament, Paul Henri Spaak building, room 4B001 The European Parliament and the...

November 21, 2017

Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace call to protect the core of the internet

NEW DELHI, Nov. 21, 2017, The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) today released a call to action by all Internet stakeholders to safeguard the general availability and integrity of the Internet. GCS...

May 8, 2013

Event: Blogging for Democracy: Cuba, the European Union and the influence of Web 2.0

MEPs Franziska Brantner,  José Ignacio Salafranca and  Marietje Schaake cordially invite you to Blogging for Democracy Cuba, the European Union and the influence of Web 2.0 "Yoani Sánchez fights tropical totali...

September 11, 2012

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

Mr President, after so many debates on Syria, I already know what we are going to be hearing from you: it is a terrible tragedy; human rights have to be respected; Assad has lost his legitimacy; the EU has imposed s...

September 28, 2017

Video message on Right to Information

January 20, 2016

Plenary speech on the Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

On January 20, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary about the Association Agreements / Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. She also commented: “The Association Agreement be...

September 18, 2012

Own initiative report on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy (2012/2094(INI)) The European Parliament, –    having regard to the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council of...

November 2, 2017

Marietje Schaake at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago

Introduction video: On 31 October, Marietje Schaake spoke at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. Please watch the video below for her speech and her conversation with Siva Vaidhyanathan: Pl...

October 20, 2015

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda Tuesday 17 November, 14.00-17.00 European Parliament Brussels, Room PHS 5B 001 On behalf of the Digital Agenda Intergrou...

October 20, 2015

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda

Tech for change: ICT's, internet access and the post-2015 development agenda Tuesday 17 November, 14.00-17.00 European Parliament Brussels, Room PHS 5B 001 On behalf of the Digital Agenda Intergrou...

April 26, 2018

EU should lead by example in the fight against disinformation

Today the Commission released its long-awaited strategy to counter disinformation. MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) reacts:    The EU should lead by example and not provide any censorship blueprint for authorit...

February 2, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt

Madam President, right now, as we stand here, citizens in Egypt are being trapped and attacked in Tahrir Square and the army and the police are reportedly attacking instead of protecting. In their peaceful protests E...

August 22, 2011

Media (Bloomberg) - EUs Schaake Seeks Rules on Spying Technology Exports

June 9, 2016

Plenary speech on the reform of Trade Defence Instruments (TDIs)

On June 8, Marietje Schaake delivered a speech on the reform of Trade Defence Instruments. In her speech Schaake stated that we have to strengthen open economies and fair trade. The best way to address others breaking fa...

March 7, 2011

Resolution on the Southern Neighbourhood, and Libya in particular

The European Parliament, –   having regard to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution of 1 March 2011 unanimously suspending Libya’s membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), –   ...

December 9, 2015

MEP: cross-border access to online music and films essential for a European digital single market

The European Commission today presented a regulation for portability of content such as music and films in Europe. It also presented a communication on copyright. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE)...

March 13, 2013

Media: Who Are the Enemies Of The Internet? - European Journalism Observatory

Philip di Salvo, European Journalism Observatory, 13.03.2013 In occasion of the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) has released its annual report on Internet Freedom. It pays special a...

December 12, 2011

Letter to the US congress regarding the SOPA and PIPA bills

During the treatment of the SOPA and PIPA bills in the US Congress, I sent a letter to US Representatives and Senators, urging them to reject the two bills. The letter was co-signed by other MEP's, civil society organisa...

November 3, 2014

Event: Panel on the digital single market

On the 12th of November, Marietje Schaake will participate in a paneldiscussion on the impact of a digital single market on existing and pending EU legislation. The panel is part of the event, Internet: only a “single d...

January 26, 2015

Media (EU Reporter): Human rights and surveillance: Can the EU ensure the democratic usage of its technologies?

On January 26 2015, the article below was published on EU Reporter. “There is a proliferation of surveillance technologies around the world. It is easy and likely that these technologies, which could be of harm t...

November 12, 2013

Saving the open Internet requires protecting the rights of its users - OSCE

Marietje Schaake, 15 Years of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, 12.11.2013 Technological developments and the open Internet have led to revolutionary changes and the potential of emancipating individuals, bo...

August 7, 2018

The human rights and environmental impact of gold mining in Suriname

Gold is an important export product of Suriname, yet over 90% of gold mining jobs are located in the informal sector. This has led to the illegal cutting down of rainforest, the dangerous use of chemicals such as mercury...

February 23, 2018

Q and A with MEP Marietje Schaake on Big Tech on the European stage

Q and A with MEP Marietje Schaake The liberal ALDE group’s spokesperson on transatlantic trade and digital trade has emerged as a leading critic of Big Tech on the European stage. By Janosch Delcker...

September 6, 2012

Recap: Marietje's speech at the National Democratic Convention in Charlotte

National Democratic Institute, 06.09.2012 “How can we foster democracy in a hyper-connected world?” asked Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake. During a TED-style talk she focused on the implicatio...

February 8, 2013

Media: What Free Trade Means for Transatlanticism - World Policy Blog

Elizabeth Pond, World Policy Blog, 08.02.2013 It's not low-hanging fruit. But it's at least medium-hanging. In the bleak world of fiscal cliffs, Syrian bloodletting, and ominous Chinese radar targeting of a Japanese d...

October 7, 2016

When YouTube took down my video

There was reason to celebrate last week: the European Parliament adopted my report to update the EU's export control laws for goods that are used for torture and the death penalty. I uploaded a series of videos on YouTub...

March 24, 2014

Media: Notes from Brussels: Israel, U.S. and the growing European involvement in the conflict - 972 Magazine

Attendants at a conference on the peace process in Brussels couldn’t believe their ears after what the representative of Israel’s settler party had to say.Noam Sheizaf, 972 Magazine, 22.03.2014 The European Council on...

October 17, 2016

WhatsApp, Viber blocked during Montenegro election day

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin officials blocked popular messaging services WhatsApp and Viber during the country's parliamentary election, a ban that drew allegations of interference fr...

September 1, 2014

Written Question to the High Representative on the case of Mohamed Tareq in Egypt

On 1 September, Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to High Representative Catherine Ashton concerning the case of the arrest of Mohamed Tareq in Egypt. Please find a plain text version and the official document...

February 13, 2013

Discussion paper - Freedom of the Press and Media in the World report

Following my call for input I have received several contributions by NGO's, academics and citizens. I'm grateful for all the valuable information, ideas and viewpoints of which many are reflected in this discussion paper...

December 16, 2013

Video: Summary Copyright & Research and Innovation Policy event

On 12 November, Marietje Schaake, together with MEPs Pawel Zalewski (EPP) and Amelia Andersdotter (Greens/EFA) hosted an event in the European Parliament to discuss the changes required to ensure the copyright framework...

July 17, 2018

US, EU, China 'entrench' authoritarianism with spying tech export

The United States, the European Union and China are equipping, training and funding countries around the world, including autocratic governments, with surveillance capabilities, a new report has said, warning that t...

January 18, 2016

TiSA - Strengthening rules-based trade in services

The European Union is the world leader when it comes to the export of services. Trade in services is very broad, covering everything from lawyers and consultants, to shipping and air services or webshops and streaming se...

April 4, 2014

MEP: European export controls spying technology needed

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Commission to push ahead with a strategy to control the export of spying technology and systems that can be used to break into mobile pho...

November 6, 2015

Blog: Values-based trade

I often get questions about how trade and trade agreements can contribute to strengthening high standards with regard to for example labour and the environment. That is an important question. For me, it is essential that...

May 25, 2014

MEP welcomes German export controls on spying technologies

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake, welcomes the German decision to more strictly control the export of dangerous spying technologies to countries which have a bad reputation on human rights. The f...

February 20, 2019

The decision not to include Russia in the list of high risk countries to counter money laundering and terrorism financing

On February 13th, the European Commission adopted a list of countries with ‘strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks’ (1).   The creation of a Europea...

December 14, 2011

Resolution on the situation of women in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on human rights and democracy in Pakistan, in particular that of 20 January 2011 and those of 20 May 2010 and 12 Jul...

October 21, 2009

On the upcoming EU-US Summit and the Transatlantic Economic Council Meeting - motion

pursuant to Rule 110(4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the motions by the following groups: PPE (B7‑0095/2009) ALDE (B7‑0096/2009) S&D (B7‑0098/2009) ECR (B7‑0109/2009) on the upcoming EU-US Su...

June 2, 2015

Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS)

June 22 Delft University of Technology, Science Center Full program and registration on WEIS The Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS) is the leading forum for interdisciplinary scholar...

October 7, 2015

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

On October 7, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary debate aboutthe situation in Syria. Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, I note with regret that there is no one to address here...

July 6, 2011

Resolution on the Democratic Republic of Congo and the mass rapes in the province of South Kivu

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its earlier resolutions on the Democratic Republic of Congo, –   having regard to the Cotonou Partnership Agreement signed in June 2000, –   having regard to the EU...

May 30, 2018

MEP Schaake: EU adopts modern trade defence package to tackle unfair trade

The European Parliament just agreed to new measures to better equip the EU against dumping and subsidies. These allow Europe to adequately react when state subsidies or overcapacity lead to a flooding of goods onto the i...

May 20, 2013

Event: Online Radicalisation and Digital Freedom

The European Foundation for Democracy in co-operation with Marietje Schaake MEP (ALDE, NL) would like to invite you to a panel discussion on: RADICALISATION AND THE INTERNET Online radicalisation and digital freedom...

December 13, 2017

The use of cryptocurrencies to circumvent international sanctions

Today I asked the following question to the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs: According to recent reports (1) North Korean hackers targeted four different exchanges that trade bitcoin and other digital...

March 13, 2019

EU-US trade relations

Almost a year ago, President Trump announced he would be imposing steep tariffs on the import of steel and aluminum into the United States. By offering a number of countries a (temporary) exemption to these tariffs, Trum...

April 15, 2016

Open letter from the European Working Group on Egypt to European leaders and policymakers

On 15 April 2016, Marietje Schaake co-signed the following open letter from the European Working Group on Egypt to European leaders and policymakers: To European leaders and policymakers: We believe it is time...

April 11, 2019

The 40 MEPs who mattered in 2014-2019

Who were the key players in Brussels and Strasbourg? — By RYAN HEATH In Brussels, the power to initiate laws rests with the European Commission, and the political will that makes or breaks legislation lies with na...

January 18, 2019

How leaders can use 'agile governance' to drive tech and win trust

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April 25, 2013

Resolution: European Parliament resolution on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America

Today the International Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament adopted the following resolution on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America. Other Parliamentary Committees (on agr...

September 11, 2013

Plenary speech and resolution on the situation in Syria

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) - Mr President, we must welcome the opportunity to explore a UN-supported deal to end the use of chemical weapons by Assad, yet many major problems remain: a humanitarian disaster, the gr...

April 23, 2013

Video: University of Amsterdam mini conference

In a video message for a mini-conference at the University of Amsterdam about the state of the European Union, Marietje Schaake addresses the role of Europe in the world, the importance of increasing the democratic power...

January 30, 2013

Media: Cyber Security, an unsolved matter in Europe - New Europe

Nerea Rial, New Europe, 30.01.2013 The Internet has experienced a historical change in the last decade; it evolved from being “one more” emerging infrastructure to become almost the core of our lives, economy and soci...

May 4, 2015

Resolution on the Persecution of the Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya by terror group Al-Shabaab

This Resolution was adopted by the European Parliament on 30 April 2015.European Parliament resolution of 30 April 2015 on the persecution of Christians around the world, in relation to the killing of students in Kenya b...

June 12, 2013

Presentation of report "Freedom of the Press and Media in the World"

During the June Plenary Session  in Strasbourg of the European Parliament Marietje presents her report on "Freedom of the Press and the Media in the World" in a broad debate on human rights and democracy with the High Re...

April 12, 2016

Conference: Copyright, related rights and the news in the EU: Assessing potential new laws

On the 23 of April, Marietje Schaake will take part in a one day CIPIL conference hosted at IViR. The conference is part of a two-year, AHRC funded project at CIPIL, Cambridge University, and JOMEC Cardiff University ent...

May 6, 2015

MEP: Member States must commit to delivering EU Digital Single Market

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) wants the governments of EU Member States to increase their commitment and ambition to the Digital Single Market. Today Vice-President of the Commission...

April 25, 2013

Press release: MEP: "No time to waste in EU-US trade talks"

This morning, Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) and the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament supported starting negotiations between the EU and the US about a trade and i...

December 12, 2011

Letter to the US Congress about the SOPA and PIPA bills

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June 27, 2014

Speech at PDF 2014: The political fight for the open internet

On 5 June, Marietje Schaake spoke at the Personal Democracy Forum about the fight to save the open internet. Human rights and fundamental freedoms need to be at the top of the agenda. They must not be eroded in the name...

November 26, 2014

MEPs urge the Council to uphold net neutrality and roaming provisions

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake, supported by 150 MEPs, wants the EU member states to enshrine clear net neutrality definitions in EU law. They also reject any delays in the elimination of roaming char...

February 15, 2012

Plenary speech on the situation in Syria

Madam President, it is easy to condemn the brutal murder, torture and rape of unarmed citizens and children in Syria, but it is far more difficult to find effective solutions: the EU needs a strategy, and while no on...

September 30, 2014

Written Question to the High Representative on the case of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia

On September 26, Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) submitted questions to High Representative Ashton on the case of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia. Please find a plain text version and the offici...

September 25, 2017

Ongoing repression in Rwanda and the case of Diane Rwigara

Following the arrest of Diane Rwigara this weekend, Marietje Schaake submitted the questions below to High Representative Mogherini today.--- At the end of August, Ms Diane Rwigara - who attempted to challenge Presiden...

July 9, 2018

Digital risk awareness in travel advice

On Saturday (July 7th), an Egyptian court sentenced Lebanese citizen Mona Mazbouh to eight years in prison. Ms Mazbouh was arrested in May for “deliberately broadcasting false rumours with the aim of undermining society...

September 16, 2014

Written Question to the Commission concerning internet censorship laws in Turkey

On 16 September, Marietje Schaake submitted written questions to the European Commission concerning internet censorship laws in Turkey. Please see below a plain text version and the original document. --- On 10 Sep...

February 11, 2015

Media (The Digital Post): Marietje Schaake: EU needs a more coherent agenda on Internet Governance

This interview appeared on The Digital Post.eu, by Francesco Molica There is a need for leadership on the highest political levels to curb a worrying trend towards limiting the open internet, seeking to use internet for...

August 4, 2017

The situation in Venezuela

This week, following events in Venezuela, Marietje Schaake sent the following questions to High Representative Federica Mogherini. On the 1st of August, Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, leaders of the Venezuelan opp...

October 22, 2014

Plenary speech on the situation in Kobane and the threat of IS

On 22 October, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary debate about the situation in Kobane and the threat of IS. (Please refer to the text below.) Mr President, today we were listening to the plans of Commiss...

May 10, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Call for strong and united EU position at the Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

Parliamentary questions10 May 2011 E-004553/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Call for strong and united EU position at the Special Session of the...

January 19, 2016

MEP: No time to lose for EU Digital Single Market

Today the European Parliament will vote on a resolution calling on the European Commission and the Member States to make strong progress with building an EU digital single market. MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66): “Barrie...

May 10, 2016

Towards a values-based European foreign policy to cybersecurity

This is an unedited version of an article that was originally published in the first issue of the Journal of Cyber Policy, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2016, pages 75-84.The internet changes everything’ is a buzz phrase th...

June 2, 2015

Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS)

June 22 Delft University of Technology, Science Center Full program and registration on WEIS The Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS) is the leading forum for interdisciplinary scholar...

April 15, 2019

Schaake: negotiations to ease Transatlantic trade tensions

The EU member states just gave the European Commission the green light to start trade negotiations with the United States. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes Europe's move to engage, b...

October 23, 2013

Media: Nowhere left to hide? - Volta

Gaston Dorren, Volta, 23.10.2013 In January 2011, Egyptian protesters found themselves deprived of digital communication as western companies switched off systems in compliance with the orders of the Mubarak governmen...

March 22, 2012

Parliamentary Question: The Commission's position in the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights

Parliamentary questions22 March 2012 E-003124/2012 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: The Commission's position in the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright...

December 10, 2015

Letter to European Commission President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans on the deal between the EU and Turkey

On December 10, Marietje Schaake together with 33 other Members of the European Parliament sent an open letter to European Commission President Juncker and First Vice-President Timmermans. It requests the Commission t...

March 27, 2014

Event: Missing a generation in EU politics - How to involve young Europeans?

The low turn-out among young European voters in the 2009 European elections is alarming. Moreover, out of a total of 766 Members of the European Parliament, only 2 are currently under the age of 30, whilst just 57 are un...

September 14, 2015

Media (WorldECR) - Talking export controls with Marietje Schaake, MEP

The September issue (43, pp. 13-15) of WorldECR, the journal on export controls and sanctions, featured an interview with Marietje Schaake on export controls. Read the interview here (PDF)....

February 29, 2016

MEP reacts to the parliamentary elections in Iran

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) responds to the results of the parliamentary elections in Iran. The elections were an important test for the government of President Rouhani, with whom the pe...

September 17, 2014

Plenary speech on the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA)

On 16 September, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary meeting about the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA). Marietje Schaake (ALDE). – Mr President, after five years of intense negotiations, reaching...

December 10, 2014

ALDE celebrates Human Rights Day

Today, December 10, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the European Parliament, celebrates Human Rights Day. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declara...

April 11, 2011

Despite Problems, National Assembly Elections Give Nigerians a Real Chance to Vote, NDI Mission Finds

In contrast to past elections in Nigeria, the April 9 National Assembly polls provided a real opportunity for citizens to exercise their right to vote, according to the findings of an international election observation m...

March 18, 2014

MEP: net neutrality and the open internet traded off in telecoms package

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is concerned about the outcome of today’s vote on the Single Telecoms Market. Schaake: “The proposal voted on today lacks the necessary guarantees for net neu...

January 29, 2019

Implementation of the EU code of practice to fight disinformation

Today MEP Marietje Schaake filed the following written question to the European Commission.By the end of this week the participants of the EU code of practice to fight disinformation will publish their reports on how the...

December 11, 2014

Panel: The policy perspective - digital & social for the future of Europe

Shaping the Future of Digital Social Innovation in Europe Discussing how digital technologies and the internet are changing how social innovation happens 17 February 2015, 09:00 Charlemagne Building, De Gasperi...

July 23, 2015

Written Questions on the mass detention of lawyers and human rights activists in China

On July 23, Marietje Schaake together with 10 other MEPs submitted to Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, Parliamentary Written Questions on the mass detention of lawyers and huma...

January 14, 2015

Net Neutrality and the EU

Net Neutrality and the EU 30 Jan 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00 Chatham House, London Participants Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament Chair: Caroline Baylon, Research Associate, Science, Te...

November 19, 2015

Countering Extremism and Improving Governance in the MENA region

The ALDE Conference on 'Countering Extremism and Improving Governance in the MENA region' took place on November 18. Marietje Schaake moderated the discussion focused on potential solutions to end the violence in Syria.&...

January 26, 2016

Written Question: Follow up question on the EU-Turkey deal and the Commission letter to Turkey

On January 26, Marietje Schaake submitted the following Parliamentary Written Questions to the European Commission concerning the EU-Turkey deal and the Commission letter to Turkey. Author: Marietje Schaake Su...

March 2, 2018

The Future of Technology in Education

Digital technology is a valuable asset to education. The Commission embraces digital technology in its ‘Digital Action Plan’ as something that can enrich education and learning and is able to open up access to a wealth o...

June 10, 2015

Plenary speech on sport and Human Rights, including in the context of the Baku European Games

Please read Schaake's press release: MEP: No European politicians to European Games in Baku until political prisoners are released. Marietje Schaake (ALDE) – Mr President, the Azerbaijani authorities are eage...

March 6, 2012

Media: Surveillance Inc - How Western Tech Firms Are Helping Arab Dictators

As democratic movements spread in the Middle East, governments are cracking down, and that means big business for the companies who help them do it.By Trevor Timm & Jillian C. York, 6.3.2012, The Atlantic Reliance...

March 10, 2015

Export of dual-use technologies (EIF)

Export of dual-use technologies Breakfast Debate  Hosted by European Internet Forum 25 March, 08:00 - 09:30 Private Salon, European Parliament Technologies can empower people, strengthen democratisation an...

March 10, 2015

Export of dual-use technologies (EIF)

Export of dual-use technologies Breakfast Debate  Hosted by European Internet Forum 25 March, 08:00 - 09:30 Private Salon, European Parliament Technologies can empower people, strengthen democratisation an...

February 19, 2018

May wins backing for EU security pact, timing unclear

MUNICH (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May made her case on Saturday for a new security treaty with the EU from next year, winning support from EU and U.S. officials who agreed the issue was too important to risk gett...

April 6, 2010

Parliamentary Question: E-skills in the EU

Parliamentary questions6 April 2010 E-2025/10 WRITTEN QUESTION by Marietje Schaake (ALDE) and Lena Ek (ALDE) to the Commission Subject: E-skills in the EU E-skills offer opportunities for economic recovery, as w...

March 3, 2017

Future of news, propaganda, fake news and business models

On March 1st, Marietje Schaake hosted an event on the future of news, online propaganda, fake news and new business models. Watch the video here in full, or the individual contributions of the panellists below:...

September 6, 2018

European human rights sanctions regime

Last week, the HR/VP chaired the informal foreign affairs council in Austria. Amongst others, the ministers discussed the need to further strengthen multilateralism and reinforceme the rules based multilateral order. The...

July 5, 2010

Parliamentary Question: Growing threats to freedom of information and media freedom in EU Member States and action planned by the Commission

Parliamentary questions5 July 2010 O-0103/2010 Question for oral answer to the Commission Rule 115 Sophia in 't Veld, Renate Weber, Sonia Alfano, Nathalie Griesbeck, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Marietje Schaake, Leoni...

November 23, 2015

Oral Question & plenary speech on human rights in EU-Vietnam trade negotiations

On September 30, Marietje Schaake (ALDE) together with Bernd Lange (S&D), on behalf of the Committee on International Trade, submitted to the European Commission an Oral Question on human rights in EU-Vietnam trade n...

March 14, 2013

Draft report on 'the Freedom of Press and Media in the World"

I'm happy to share my draft report on 'the Freedom of Press and Media in the World'. This report builds on the discussion paper and the many comments and ideas I received following my call for input, for which I am very...

August 28, 2014

Written Question to the High Representative on the case of Héla Boujneh in Tunisia

On 28 August, Marietje Schaake submitted a written question to High Representative Catherine Ashton concerning the case of the arrest of Héla Boujneh in Tunisia. Please find a plain text version and the official document...

October 27, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation in Bahrain

Mr President, before a doctor begins to practise, he or she swears to help those in need of medical help, indiscriminately. That is a universally-applied principle. Bahraini doctors, many of whom were educated her...

May 17, 2018

Funding to the White Helmets

On 17 May, Marietje Schaake submitted parliamentary written questions on funding to the Syrian White Helmets to Vice-President/High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini. Please find the question...

September 28, 2017

No room for upload-filters in the EU

Today the Commission presented guidance for online platforms and national member states on how to tackle illegal content online.   MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE): “Unfortunately the good parts on enhancing...

February 14, 2012

Media: The Netherlands Looks to Take the Lead in Relaxed Copyright Legislation

By Andrew Tarantola, 14.2.2012, Gizmodo.com US copyright laws are designed to protect the "fair use" of copyrighted content such as mash-ups and remixes—or they were, at least, until the advent of DMCA Takedown Notice...

July 1, 2015

Safeguarding the freedom of panorama

The freedom of panorama allows people to share or post photographs or videos of works, such as works of architecture or sculpture, that are located in public places. Currently this freedom already exists in many – but no...

August 17, 2017

The situation in Saudi Arabia: the destruction of Awamiya and 14 Shia men facing execution

Today, Marietje Schaake submitted the questions below to High Representative Federica Mogherini. In May, Saudi security forces started the demolition of the Al Musawara neighbourhood of Awamiya, a traditionally Shia town...

January 17, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation in Tunisia

Mr President, I would like to congratulate the Tunisian people for their bravery, courage and persistence in speaking up for opportunities and freedom, and I hope all can refrain from using violence and that there wi...

July 27, 2018

Germany reacts to Juncker-Trump trade deal with cautious relief

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June 22, 2015

EU must condemn the death penalty, always and everywhere

On the day that Egyptian ex-President Morsi was condemned to death, Human Rights Watch revealed that since 1 January 2015, Saudi Arabia has executed 100 people, in comparison to 'only' 88 in 2014. Worrying developments i...

March 28, 2017

EU must lead in setting global trade rules

The weekend before last, the G20 finance ministers met in Baden-Baden, Germany. In their statement at the end of the meeting, they broke a long-standing tradition and did not mention the importance of free trade for the...

February 22, 2013

Media: MEPs say free trade deal has to be acceptable to all - Europolitics

Members of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) generally support the opening of negotiations with the United States on a free trade agreement but most find that there are major differences b...

February 15, 2012

Resolution on the death penalty in Belarus, in particular the cases of Dzmitry Kanavalau and Uladzislau Kavalyou

Link to the adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 17 December 2009 on Belarus and to its other resolutions on that subject, in particular those of 13...

February 3, 2013

Visit: Munich January 2012 - Munich Security Conference

January 14, 2015

Net Neutrality and the EU

Net Neutrality and the EU 30 Jan 2015 - 17:00 to 18:00 Chatham House, London Participants Marietje Schaake, Member of the European Parliament Chair: Caroline Baylon, Research Associate, Science, Te...

April 6, 2017

Tech and foreign policy: bridging the gap

Welcome by MEP Marietje SchaakeSession 1 (focus on digital development)Nighat Dad (Digital Rights Foundation Pakistan, Time Next Generation Leader)Linda Corugedo Steneberg (DG Connect, European Co...

September 9, 2010

Parliamentary Question: WikiLeaks case, transparency, press freedom and access to information in the EU

Parliamentary questions9 September 2010 E-7329/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: WikiLeaks case, transparency, press freedom and access to information...

June 22, 2018

The situation in Yemen

Today, together with 24 MEP's from different groups, I sent the following letter to High Representative Mogherini urging her to do more to end the ongoing violence in Yemen. *** Brussels, June 22nd 2018  ...

February 11, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Digital illiteracy

Parliamentary questions11 February 2011 E-001203/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: Digital illiteracy The Commission has set up a high-level exp...

March 12, 2019

Trust between the US and the EU is at an 'all-time low'

Trust between the US and the EU is at an 'all-time low,' says European lawmaker American and European trade representatives met in Washington last week in an attempt to iron out their differences on trade. But talks hav...

June 26, 2013

Report on the freedom of the press and media in the world

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February 13, 2019

European Parliament votes in favour of trade deal with Singapore

The European Parliament just voted in favour of the new trade and investment agreements with Singapore. The Parliament has the final say over EU trade agreements and Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaak...

September 13, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Syria

Link to original adopted resolution. The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, in particular that of 7 July 2011 on the situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of...

October 3, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Arms trade treaty

Parliamentary questions3 October 2011 O-000228/2011   Question for oral answer to the Commission Rule 115 Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Jelko Kacin, Marietje Schaake, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Ivo Vajgl, Charles Goerens, on...

May 18, 2015

Beyond Buzzwords: How will TTIP affect our everyday lives?

Beyond Buzzwords: How will TTIP affect our everyday lives? The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon Thursday, 28 May - 12.30-14.30h Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels...

July 18, 2014

Plenary speech on trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Mr President, a year and a half ago – with the necessary heavy lifting and political leadership – we kicked off the negotiations on a comprehensive trade and investment partnership. But those days, when Vice-Pre...

June 20, 2018

What’s next in the EU’s copyright fight

Opponents to Europe’s copyright reform will try their best to trigger a plenary debate on the controversial bill. By Joanna Plucinska The copyright battle may be over, but the war is just beginning....

March 8, 2018

Response to Trump steel and aluminium tariffs

Donald Trump just formalised his previously announced tariffs against steel (25%) and aluminium (10%). Damages for the European steel and aluminium industries are estimated to be around 6.4 billion euros. Member of the E...

October 23, 2015

Letter to President Juncker and High Representative Mogherini concerning the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan

On October 23, Marietje Schaake (ALDE) together with Ernest Maragall i Mira (Greens/EFA) and Kati Piri (S&D) sent a letter to European Commission President Juncker and Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign...

June 1, 2018

US metal tariffs 'a slap in the face' for Europe

On 31 May, Marietje Schaake spoke about the US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports on BBC World Service. Please find the link to the interview here. US metal tariffs 'a slap in the face' for Europe The US is to impos...

November 4, 2015

Open Letter on Egypt to the UK Prime Minister

The following is an open letter from the European Working Group on Egypt (EWGE) to David Cameron. Marietje Schaake has endorsed the EWGE. The letter was published by European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Inter...

October 25, 2011

Resolution on the current developments in Ukraine

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Ukraine, –   having regard to the 2010 Country Progress Report on Ukraine and to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Review of 25 May 20...

October 20, 2010

Resolution on the situation of human rights in the North Caucasus (Russian Federation) and the criminal prosecution against Oleg Orlov

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its resolution of 17 September 2009 on the murder of human rights activists in Russia(1), –   having regard to the award on 16 December 2009 of its Sakharov Prize to Ol...

December 6, 2010

Parliamentary Question: Flexible exceptions and limitations to copyright in Europe

Parliamentary questions6 December 2010 E-010135/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: Flexible exceptions and limitations to copyright in Europe Commis...

March 12, 2013

Event: European Public Affairs Action Day 2013

During the European Public Affairs Action Day 2013 on March 21, Marietje Schaake is part of the panel discussing "Advocacy 3.0 - Are we there yet?", discussing current and future trends in modern advocacy and how to inte...

January 6, 2011

Media: #Tunisia: Why Europe should lead the protection of internet freedom #sidibouzid

By Marietje Schaake, 6.1.2011, www.i-policy.org While Europe celebrated Christmas and the New Year, an uprising began in Tunisia after a young man set himself on fire. The young generation who has lived under repressi...

June 11, 2018

Follow up questions: Syrian security official in Italy despite sanctions

On March 19th, myself and 21 other Members submitted questions to the HR/VP about the visit of Ali Mamlouk - a member of the Assad regime and subject to EU sanctions since 2013 - to Italy. The reply we received on J...

May 27, 2015

Europe in the ‘Age of Asia’ - Visions, Divisions, and Strategies for Global Political Cooperation (ECIPE)

ECIPE conference: Europe in the ‘Age of Asia’ Visions, Divisions, and Strategies for Global Political Cooperation June 4, 09:30-12:30 Residence Palace, International Press Centre Register here How can...

February 23, 2018

Columbia University: Navigating the Transatlantic Relationship on Digital Issues

February 6, 2014

Plenary speech on the situation in Egypt

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, while I welcome the Commissioner, I really wish the High Representative, Ms Ashton, had been here herself. In Egypt, even when governments have changed...

September 16, 2014

MEP Marietje Schaake responds on trade agreement EU and Canada

Today, the European Parliament debates about the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, that is currently under negotiation. The two teams of negotiators have reached a comprehensive political agreement on the conten...

March 15, 2018

Letter for the urgent attention of the US Co-Chair and US Ranking Member of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue on steel and aluminum tariffs

You can download the letter here.

February 19, 2018

Questions to the Council on the attribution of the NotPetya attack

On 19 February 2018, Marietje Schaake submitted the following written questions to the Council on the attribution of the NotPetya attack: Last week, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, the United States, Denmark and...

September 14, 2011

Resolution on Sudan: the situation in Southern Kordofan and the eruption of fighting in Blue Nile State

Link to original adopted resolution The European Parliament, –         having regard to its previous resolutions on Sudan, –         having regard to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed on...

November 19, 2014

Debate: TTIP What’s in it for us and for the US?

On the 22nd of November, Marietje Schaake will participate in a debate on the benefits of TTIP both for the EU and the US. The debate is organised by LYMEC, the European Liberal Youth and will take place as a fringe meet...

July 6, 2011

Parliamentary Question: Cooperation agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran

Parliamentary questions6 July 2011 E-006646/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Johannes Cornelis van Baalen (ALDE) , Baroness Sarah Ludford (ALDE) , Norica Nic...

November 21, 2014

MEP: more must be done for effective export controls dangerous technologies

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the conclusions of the European Trade ministers today on the export of dangerous technologies. Important producers of hacking and surveillance...

April 12, 2011

Parliamentary Question: The EU's inappropriate reaction to the use of violence in Bahrain

Parliamentary questions12 April 2011 E-003637/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) and Edward McMillan-Scott (ALDE)  Subject: The EU's inappropriate reaction to...

May 22, 2016

Need to improve cybersecurity of MEPs and staff

Monday, 22 May 2016 Dear President Tajani,Dear Secretary General Klaus Welle, The recent ‘Wannacry’ ransomware attack has again highlighted the need for using the most up-to-date software to secure our communications...

March 14, 2018

Tariffs on steel and aluminium: Europe must be ready to respond to US protectionism

Members of the European Parliament today debated President Donald Trump’s announcement to impose heavy, global tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament strongly stress...

February 6, 2014

Plenary speech - Right to education in the Transnistrian region

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, the conflict in Transnistria risks being forgotten, when the problems – especially when it comes to access to education – do deserve our attention. We mus...

May 7, 2013

Oped - Euractiv.com - Time to talk business in EU-US trade talks

Far from dead, as the Doha rounds stalemate suggests, global trade is getting a make-over and the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) seems the right place to start, writes MEP Marietje Schaake....

February 15, 2012

Resolution on the situation in Syria

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, –   having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council’s conclusions on Syria of 10 October,  14 November and 1 December 2011 and 23 Januar...

September 6, 2018

New opportunity to get the EU’s copyright directive on the right track

Before summer the European Parliament rejected the mandate of the JURI-committee to start negotiations with EU Member States on the reform of the EU’s copyright directive. As a result of this vote, every MEP now had the...

May 13, 2011

Media: 'Digital diplomacy' to open access to Europe's culture, says MEP

The European Union should make its diverse cultural content more accessible to people around the world via increased investment in cultural and, in particular, digital diplomacy, Dutch liberal MEP Marietje Schaake told E...

October 7, 2010

Resolution on failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on the DRC, in particular those of 17 January 2008 on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and rape as a war crime(1) and 17 December...

May 16, 2019

Opinion: Governments must halt the spread of commercial spyware

By Marietje Schaake This week’s revelation that hackers exploited software vulnerabilities in the WhatsApp messaging platform to inject spyware developed by the Israeli technology company NSO Group has shocked many. But...

December 7, 2012

Video: Bloggers for Democracy

On December 5th Marietje Schaake spoke in a panel during the Bloggers for Democracy event organized by the Green Group in the European Parliament. The panel addressed the subject of "Technical infrastructure - building a...

February 21, 2013

Media: Trade Commissioner: EU To Seek GIs In US FTA, But ‘No New ACTA’ - Intellectual Property Watch

There will be a chapter on intellectual property protection in the draft proposals for a US-EU free trade agreement – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said...

November 7, 2018

A European response to US withdrawal from the INF Treaty

Ahead of the meeting of President Putin and President Trump in Paris on November 11th 2018, 76 European political, diplomatic and military leadership figures are appealing to both Russia and the US not to take unilater...

November 15, 2018

Deep Fakes - The algorithms threatening truth and democracy

The European Parliament held a debate today to discuss ways to defend against foreign interference in the EU elections being held next year. Raw Politics focused in particular on the potential role of deep fakes. Deep...

October 23, 2012

Plenary speech on Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA)

Plenary speech by Marietje Schaake Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, human rights are essential for this Parliament and for the EU. This is the essence of our values and is also reflected i...

May 8, 2012

Letter to HR/VP Ashton about the situation in Bahrain

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January 8, 2015

The perfect plot: the Sony hack

The debate about the hacking and leaking of e-mails from Sony employees, and the reactions that ensued, illustrate how reality can sometimes be more absurd than fiction. Had the situation not been so serious, it...

June 12, 2018

Presentation of the annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the EU's policy on the matter

Speech in the plenary of the European Parliament on the EU annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2017 and the EU's policy on the matter.

October 6, 2015

Media (BBC) - Marietje Schaake responds to Pacific trade deal

Marietje Schaake commented today on BBC's 'Good Morning Scotland' on the agreement by 12 states on the Pacific trade deal (the Trans-Pacific Partnership). Please also read Schaake's reaction to the conclusion on T...

September 13, 2010

Resolution on the situation in Syria

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, in particular that of 7 July 2011 on the situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of the situation in the Arab world and Nor...

May 3, 2017

Arbitration on trial: the US and UK’s fear of the supranational

The courts and panels that help shape global trade are being urged to adapt to a different political climate by Alan Beattie https://www.ft.com/content/e607c6b2-28f5-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c Brandishing the pen with which...

February 19, 2019

EP trade committee votes in favour of opening US trade negotiations

The trade committee of the European Parliament just voted in favour of opening trade negotiations with the United States. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the result but emphasizes t...

September 18, 2013

EU Negotiators Should Wake Up and Engage the Public in TTIP - Atlantic Community

Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake argues in this article for atlantic-community.org, "Just as the Eurozone is climbing its way out of the recession and growth seems to pick up slowly, the Commission should use TTIP to provide t...

September 11, 2013

Plenary speech and resolution on the situation in Egypt

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, in the turmoil that Egypt has gone through in the past two-and-a-half years, and especially during diplomatic efforts last summer, the EU has taken a lead...

June 24, 2015

76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting

On June 26-28, Marietje Schaake will attend the 76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting in Riga, Latvia. Schaake is a Vice-President of the delegation for relations with the United States in the European Parlia...

February 8, 2016

Written Questions on the enforced disappearance of Giulio Regeni in Egypt

On February 8, Marietje Schaake submitted Written Parliamentary Questions to Vice-President / High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, on the enforced disappearance of Giulio Regeni in Egypt. A...

September 7, 2010

Resolution on the human rights situation in Iran, in particular the cases of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and Zahra Bahrami

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Iran, notably those concerning human rights, and in particular those of 22 October 2009(1) and 10 February 2010(2), –   having regard to the...

January 27, 2015

MEPs call for the release of the protesters in Egypt and initiation of the investigation of Shaimaa El-Sabag death

Today, Marietje Schaake was one of 48 Members of the European Parliament to sign a letter to the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, calling for the release of the protes...

December 15, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Syria

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament , –  having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, in particular those of 27 October 2011(1) on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian...

May 31, 2013

Net neutrality event: Guaranteeing Competition and the Open Internet in Europe

View event summary: View the entire event: --- Access, MEP Marietje Schaake and MEP Sabine Verheyen are pleased to invite you to the event: “Guaranteeing Competition and the Open Internet in Europe” A d...

November 9, 2012

Joint Statement of the EU Delegation* to the 7th International Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku

Joint Statement of the EU Delegation* to the 7th International Governance Forum (IGF) in Baku Internet and new technologies play an exponentially important role in the lives of citizens globally. In this respect, the EU...

May 22, 2019

Video: 'EU citizens must turn up and vote to limit rise of populism'

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May 6, 2013

Media: Time to talk business in EU-US trade talks - Euractiv

Far from dead, as the Doha rounds stalemate suggests, global trade is getting a make-over and the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) seems the right place to start, writes MEP Marietje Schaake.Marietje...

October 25, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Egypt and Syria, in particular of 15 September 2011 on the situation in Syria, of 7 July 2011 on the situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in t...

January 19, 2010

Plenary speech on the situation in Iran

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, last summer, I got elected to the European Parliament by voicing criticism against my own government. A young woman in Iran, having done the same, would h...

September 14, 2010

Resolution on Sudan: the situation in Southern Kordofan and the eruption of fighting in Blue Nile State

The European Parliament, –         having regard to its previous resolutions on Sudan, –         having regard to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed on 9 January 2005, –         having regard to the...

October 25, 2018

European Parliament resolution on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

Today, the European Parliament adopted the following resolution on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul (2018/2885(RSP))   The European Parliament, –  ha...

November 5, 2018

The case of Maroof Zaman in Bangladesh

On December 4th 2017, former Ambassador and Bangladeshi national Maroof Zamaan disappeared on his way to Dhaka airport. While Mr Zaman has not been politically active, he was recalled from his post when the current gover...

April 15, 2015

Open Letter Regarding the Human Rights Situation in Azerbaijan

Marietje Schaake, amongst others, wrote an open letter regarding the deteriorating human rights situation in Azerbaijan. Please refer to the letter below.See also Schaake's Parliamentary work on Azerbaijan: 17-09-2014...

September 17, 2013

Video: Nomination of the Standing Man Protests for the Sakharov Prize

December 17, 2015

Open letter to the European Commission on ancillary copyright

On December 17, Marietje Schaake sent a letter on copyright reform, specifically on ancillary copyright, to European Commission President Juncker, Vice-President Ansip and Commissioner Oettinger. The letter (pdf) was...

February 5, 2019

Europe's stakes in the State of the Union

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October 20, 2015

Interview (The Parliament Magazine) - A Europe worth fighting for

Today, Marietje Schaake's interview with the The Parliament Magazine was published. She addresses the conflict in Syria, solutions to the refugee crisis, safe harbour and why she is in favour of TTIP.Please find the enti...

May 24, 2013

New York Times: European Parliament Moves to Limit Scope of Eventual U.S. Trade Deal

James Kanter, New York Times, 23.05.2013 The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday demanding that the free-trade pact now under discussion with the United States exempt “audiovisual” industries so that c...

March 24, 2012

Media: AllThingsD Sprouts Up at the Brussels Forum, Rubbing Elbows and Talking Tech

By Arik Hesseldahl, AllThingsD, 24.03.2012 Since Thursday morning, I’ve been in Brussels, the capital of both the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union. I’m here attending the Brussels Forum, which has been des...

May 19, 2010

Plenary speech on the implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080-2006...

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) – Mr President, as we seek to solve the financial and economic crisis, I would like to point out an essential deficit: that of knowledge. I regret to say that Europe is becoming a more stupid...

October 27, 2011

Plenary speech on Syria, in particular the case of Rafah Nached

Mr President, Rafah Nached gives a face to the people behind the numbers, reflecting the cost of the unspeakable violence and injustice in Syria. We are all eyewitnesses to what is happening. On the Internet we ca...

June 18, 2015

“The new geopolitics of energy: winners and losers” (Friends of Europe)

“The new geopolitics of energy: winners and losers” Brussels, July 2nd This event is exclusively for Friends of Europe’s members, EU institution representatives and media. For more information, please visit th...

July 6, 2010

Resolution on the situation in Kyrgyzstan

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia, in particular those of 12 May 2005 and 6 May 2010, –   having regard to its resolution of 20 February 2008 on a...

December 7, 2016

Listed as one of the Politico 28

Many politicians use Twitter to reach out to their supporters. Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake has turned the microblogging site into an agenda-setting tool, with rapid-fire tweets on the issues closes...

June 11, 2018

The case of Emin Aslan in Azerbaijan

Today I submitted the following questions to High Representative Federica Mogherini following the continued detention of human rights lawyer and activist Emin Aslan in Azerbaijan.  On June 4th 2018 human rights la...

June 15, 2010

Resolution on the situation in the Korean Peninsula

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on matters relating to the Korean Peninsula, –   having regard to Council Decision 2009/1002/CFSP of 22 December 2009, –   having regard to...

April 18, 2018

Bug bounty tender for open source software launched in the EU

In the aftermath of the Heartbleed crisis the European Parliament set aside 1.9 million euro´s in the EU Budget in order to improve the EU's IT infrastructure. It did this by extending the free software audit program (FO...

January 18, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Belarus

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Belarus, in particular that of 17 December 2009 on Belarus, –   having regard to Council decision 2010/639/CFSP of 25 Octob...

June 24, 2015

76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting

On June 26-28, Marietje Schaake will attend the 76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting in Riga, Latvia. Schaake is a Vice-President of the delegation for relations with the United States in the European Parlia...

January 16, 2013

Video: Plenary speech on the EU's response towards war in Syria

September 24, 2012

Save the date - "Free speech in a hyper connected world" - 9 October 2012, Brussels

Save the date: 9 October 2012 Panel discussion: "Free speech in a hyper connected world" European Parliament,Brussels Room ASP A1E-2 09.30 - 11.30 hours * * Rapid technological developments make people across the...

February 7, 2018

The current human rights situation in Turkey and the situation in Afrin, Syria

Plenary speech of MEP Marietje Schaake on the current human rights situation in Turkey and the situation in Afrin, Syria in Strassbourg on the 6th of February 2018.

June 14, 2012

Plenary speech on human rights and the Sahel region

Marietje Schaake − Mr President, despite the challenges at home, the EU risks becoming too inwardly focused, even though events in the rest of the world matter for our security and prosperity. The Southern Neighbourh...

December 10, 2012

European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy

A large majority of the European Parliament today endorsed the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU's foreign policy. I'm very happy with the wide support my report received. The Parliament now unequivocally...

June 13, 2012

Discussion paper on my report on Digital Freedoms in EU foreign policy - share your thoughts!

Discussion paper  Marietje Schaake MEP (D66/ALDE)  "By vastly expanding the capacity of individuals to enjoy their right to freedom of opinion and expression, which is an “enabler” of other human rights, the Internet b...

June 8, 2016

MEP: Make trade in ICT products easier

Today, the European Parliament will vote on the expansion of the Information Technology Agreement, which was concluded at the end of last year between 25 countries of the WTO, including the EU. Under this agreement, tari...

February 22, 2019

Biden calls on candidates not to ‘aid and abet’ foreign election interference

U.S. intelligence agencies confirm that Russia and other bad actors are continuing to interfere in U.S. democracy and will want to have their say in our next presidential contest. But stopping the United States’ enemies...

May 27, 2015

Europe in the ‘Age of Asia’ - Visions, Divisions, and Strategies for Global Political Cooperation (ECIPE)

ECIPE conference: Europe in the ‘Age of Asia’ Visions, Divisions, and Strategies for Global Political Cooperation June 4, 09:30-12:30 Residence Palace, International Press Centre Register here How can...

November 16, 2011

Parliamentary Question: VP/HR — Iran: censorship of BBC Farsi and building of ‘halal-Internet’

Parliamentary questions16 November 2011 E-010440/2011   Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE)  Subject: VP/HR — Iran: censorship of BBC Farsi and building of ‘halal-Int...

February 22, 2016

MEP: American commitments crucial in TTIP negotiations

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the American side in the negotiations on a trade agreement between the European Union and the United States to show real ambition. Today, the twelfth...

April 12, 2016

Conferentie: Copyright, related rights and the news in the EU Assessing potential new laws

Op 23 april zal Marietje Schaake deelnemen aan de conferentie bij IViR, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Onderwerp De conferentie zal gaan over het idee dat er een amendement zou moeten worden ontworpen van Europees c...

February 1, 2016

Plenary speech on the commercial relationship between EU and China and market economy status

On February 1, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary about the commercial relationship between EU and China and market economy status. Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, dumping pro...

March 12, 2015

Plenary speech & Resolution on relations between the EU and the League of Arab States

On March 11, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary meeting about the relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism. According to Schaake, working together to fight terrori...

June 13, 2013

Marietje Schaake: Freedom of the press and media central role in European external policies

The promotion of freedom of the press and independent media should play a central role in the external policies of the European Union. Increased cooperation within the EEAS and European Commission and with businesses is...

June 11, 2013

Event: Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World

The School of Public Policy cordially invites you to a public lecture by MARIETJE SCHAAKE MEP, D66/ALDE Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World   Moderator: Thorsten Benner, Director, Global Public Policy Institu...

June 11, 2013

Event: Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World

 The School of Public Policy cordially invites you to a public lecture by MARIETJE SCHAAKE MEP, D66/ALDE Digital Freedom in a Hyper-Connected World   Moderator: Thorsten Benner, Director, Global Public Policy Instit...

August 20, 2018

Bot disclosure laws in the EU

The European Commission has urged platforms in April to come up with a Code of Practice against disinformation and behavioural manipulation, partly to safeguard the integrity of elections. A number of internet platforms...

November 26, 2018

US security assessment of Huawei technologies

According to US media, the US government has briefed at least two EU Member States to persuade wireless and internet providers in these countries to avoid telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies Co....

February 15, 2011

Plenary speech on the situation in Albania

Mr President, I had a very interesting day today when it comes to Albania. I have spoken to the representatives of the two main political parties there. I asked both of them to share ideas on how to move the country...

April 23, 2015

Video: POLITICO launch event 'European Divides'

On April 23, Marietje Schaake talked about putting Europe on the digital map at the POLITICO launch event. She was joined on stage by Andrus Ansip, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, an...

February 7, 2018

Written Question on the situation in the Maldives

On 7 February, Marietje Schaake submitted the following questions to High Representative Mogherini on the situation in the Maldives: On 5 February 2018, President Yameen of the Maldives has declared a State of Emergency...

September 7, 2010

Resolution on the human rights situation in Iran, in particular the cases of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and Zahra Bahrami

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Iran, notably those concerning human rights, and in particular those of 22 October 2009(1) and 10 February 2010(2), –   having regard to the...

March 9, 2011

Resolution on Belarus (in particular the cases of Ales Mikhalevic and Natalia Radina)

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Belarus, in particular those of 20 January 2011, 17 December 2009 and 22 May 2008, –   having regard to the statement made in Brussels on 18...

October 22, 2014

ALDE MEP Schaake reacts on preferential market access to the European market for Ukrainian companies

Tomorrow, the European Parliament votes on prolonging preferential market access to the European market for Ukrainian companies. Yesterday, the Trade committee of the Parliament already supported this extension. Member o...

May 3, 2013

Event: High-Level Roundtable on Data, Productivity and Trade

On May 16th, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel entitled "Free Trade in Data: A Transatlantic Imperative" during a high level roundtable organized by the Lisbon Council. Other speakers include Zoran Stančič, deputy d...

February 22, 2018

Letter to Congress concerning the WTO Appellate Body

Please find below a letter to Congress sent by Marietje Schaake and supported by 27 colleagues concerning the WTO.

April 30, 2015

Plenary speech & Resolution on the situation of the Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group – Mr President, the people in Yarmouk, Syria, face a particularly horrible situation, as do many other innocent people in Syria. They are attacked by the nihilist jihadis...

July 23, 2012

Blog: The empty reality of EU Syria sanctions

Yesterday, the EU Foreign Ministers said in a statement: “EU countries will be obliged to inspect vessels and aircraft heading to Syria if they suspect the cargo contains arms or equipment for internal repression. This o...

April 30, 2015

Plenary speech & Resolution on the situation in the Maldives

Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group. – Madam President, last month former president Nasheed, the first democratically-elected president of the Maldives, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Charges of...