[geo-discuss] [Frieda.brepoels-assistant2@europarl.europa.eu: FW: Inspire second reading and Council position?]

Fri Jun 9 10:03:07 BST 2006

Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> [060609]:
> This is a excellent news if I am right in thinking this strongly implies 
> that parliament will follow the line taken in committee at the 2nd 
> reading vote. If this is so I would suggest we defer all activity -- 
> letters, emails to supporters etc -- until after the vote. At this point 
> it would just be an annoyance, particularly if there is a flood of 
> email, and we should keep our powder dry until negotiations start with 
> the Council post-vote.

I talked yesterday with the assistant of Brepoels, and she said that no
other amendments than the ones of the Committee will be tabled in
plenary. AFAIK, they are not yet online.

I will start asking for a meeting with the Belgian and maybe French
minister of Envirronement in order to push for rejection (that is what
the petition mandates us to do).

I hope the EP amendments are poisoning enough to get no agreement
between the Council and the EP.

After the vote, we could start arguing for rejection.

None of the EP or Council version secures the right for the public to
download and to reuse the data for any purpose.

> Benjamin Henrion wrote:
> >----- Forwarded message from BREPOELS Frieda ASSISTANT2 
> ><Frieda.brepoels-assistant2 at europarl.europa.eu> -----
> >
> >From: BREPOELS Frieda ASSISTANT2 
> ><Frieda.brepoels-assistant2 at europarl.europa.eu>
> >To: zoobab at ffii.org
> >Cc: BREPOELS Frieda <Frieda.brepoels at europarl.europa.eu>
> >Subject: FW: Inspire second reading and Council position?
> >Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:36:24 +0200
> >Message-ID: 
> ><0FCD1C13741E0A40B37CB7CD8DC6A6AB3EBD6B at EPBRUSA23.ep.parl.union.eu>
> >
> > 
> >Good afternoon Mr. Henrion
> >
> >I would like to thank you for your interest in this dossier. After the
> >vote in ENVI-committee, the Parliament was ready to negotiate with the
> >Council. Unfortanetely, the Austrian presidency was not given a mandate
> >by the other member states.
> >As a result, no negotiations are taking place. INSPIRE will be discussed
> >in conciliation (a so called third reading), after the vote in plenary.
> >
> >I will not table any new amendments to the recommendation. 
> >
> >Best regards
> >
> >Frieda Brepoels
> >
> >
> >Karlien De Turck
> >
> >Medewerker Europarlementslid Frieda Brepoels (N-VA)
> >
> >Assistant Member of the European Parliament Frieda Brepoels
> >
> > 
> >
> >Uw toekomst in Europa! 
> > www.friedabrepoels.be
> >
> > 
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Benjamin Henrion [mailto:zoobab at ffii.org] On Behalf Of Benjamin
> >Henrion
> >Sent: 06 June 2006 10:34
> >To: BREPOELS Frieda
> >Subject: Inspire second reading and Council position?
> >
> >Dear Mrs Brepoels MEP,
> >
> >I am writing to you regarding the Inspire directive, which will be voted
> >next week in plenary in Strasbourg.
> >
> >Usuallly, when there is a disagreement between the Council and the
> >Parliament at this stage, and I have understood that there is one over
> >ownership and distribution rights of the data produced by national
> >mapping agencies, there are negociations to find an agreement between
> >the 2 institutions before the second reading in plenary.
> >
> >I wonder what has given the negociations, and what is the current
> >status of the positions of ministers.
> >
> >I am also interested to know if you, or any other MEP or groups of MEPs,
> >will table other amendments then your report to the Common Position.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >--
> >Benjamin Henrion <bh at udev.org>
> >http://bh.udev.org
> >
> >
> >
> >----- End forwarded message -----
> >

-- 
Benjamin Henrion <bh at udev.org>
http://bh.udev.org
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