Reversing the Council Decision of 2004-05-18

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• 2005-03-19 EU Erik Meijer MEP asks FFII's procedural questions to the Council

• 2005-03-12 EU Commissioner McCreevy reinterprets the European Parliament's motives

• 2005-03-10 FFII Letter to the Council: What happened on monday?

• 2005-03-09 EU Council Press Release about adoption

• 2005-03-09 EU Council: We'd accept software patent defeat

• 2005-03-07 EU Scottish National Party: EU Council deals blow to software developpers

• 2005-03-07 EU JURI asks for Council decision documentation

• 2005-03-07 EU Commission welcomes adoption

• 2005-03-07 EU Council Presidency Adopts Software Directive against Council's Rules

• 2005-03-04 DK Danish Parliament obliges Minister to renegotiate software patents in Council

• 2005-02-08 ES Spanish senate votes unanimously against software patents

• 2004-11-17 PL Press Release: Poland against current council version

• 2004-11-05 PL Government & industry against software patents

• 2004-11-01 EU BKSH: Council Agreement on Software Patent Directive Falling Apart

• 2004-10-20 DE governing parties prepare motion against software patents

• 2004-10-20 DE christian democrats prepare motion against software patents

• 2004-08-28 or 31 HU The EKTB Board will formally decide on the reversal issue

• 2004-08-24 HU 400 demonstrators hand over petition, demand Hungarian No in Council

• 2004-08-20 4 Volunteers sent 24 Urgent Appeal Letters to Swedish Politicians August 20

• 2004-08-19 FFII studies Protocol on Participation of National Parliaments in EU Council Legislation

• 2004-08-17 NL FFII.NL about the council reversal procedures [Englishhttp:?VrijschriftHowto040817En], deutsch

• 2004-08-04 DE Munich Mayor asks European Municipalities to stop the Council's Political Agreement

• 2004-07-30 DK The Copenhagen Post: Union urges opposition to EU directive (--> DK, Council Reversal)

• 2004-07-21 DE Munich Greens demand Council Vote Reversal

• 2004-07-20 FR Written question from MP Maxime Gremetz to French Government

• 2004-07-08 EU CORDIS: Council position under Attack (--> francais)

• 2004-07-06 EU IHT: Europe's Swpat policy under siege

• 2004-07-01 NL Parliament demands Government to Reverse its Vote in Council

• 2004-05-24 DE Liberal Motion to Reverse Government's decision in Council

• 2004-05-18 EU Council reaches "Political Agreement"

Poland

• 2004-11-17 PL Press Release: Poland against current council version

• Government and Industry unite against software patents

Hungary:

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• Hungarian Officials are Considering Withdrawing Support

• IVSZ, which represents the Hungarian IT sector in EICTA, opposes Council's software patent text and supports EP version

France:

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• French MP Maxime Gremetz has Asked for a Debate on the Software Patent Directive Vote

Portugal:

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• Portuguese MP Bruno Dias has Asked the Government to Change its Vote on the Directive

Germany:

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• German Liberal Democrats have Called their Government to Withdraw Support for the Directive

• German MEP Bernd Posselt has Promised to Oppose the Council Directive

• Munich Greens have Demanded the Vote be Reversed

• Munich Social Democrats Oppose the Council's Directive Text

• Deutsche Bank has Called their Government to Oppose Software Patents

Denmark:

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• Anders Samuelsen MEP: Bendt Bendtsen shows contempt for Danish Parliament

• Danish Parliament Questioning Bendtsen: Did Denmark Reject its Own Request?

• Danish Parliament obliges Minister to renegotiate software patents in Council

• Two of the Largest Danish Software Companies Oppose the Directive

• IT-union Prosa has asked the Danish Parliament to Withdraw Denmark's Support

• Danish SF Party has Complained About Danish Patent Office Cheating in the Council

United Kingdom:

• David Taylor has Spoken Against Software Patents in the UK House of Commons

Italy:

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• Italian Deputy Minister Mario Baldassari and Minister of Technology Lucio Stanco Oppose Software Patents

European Union:

• CEA-PME and ObjectWeb have Teamed Up to Call National Governments to Withdraw Support for the Directive

• Pro-Software Patent Parties were Weakened in the Recent EU Elections

• French MEP Gilles Savary has Criticized the Irish Presidency's Support for Software Patents

• Software Patent Opponent Josep Borrell was Elected EU Parliament President

• Danish MEP Bent Hindrup Andersen has Expressed Support for Interoperability

• Computerwoche and MySQL Polls show Massive Opposition to Software Patents in Europe

Spain

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• 2005-02-08 ES Spanish senate votes unanimously against software patents