The EU are currently voting on whether to sign-up to the ACTA treaty being proposed globally and pushed by the US. The treaty has been negotiated in secret and aims to give even more power to “intellectual property” holders. From patented seeds and medicines, to internet connections policed by your ISP, ACTA is a major threat to developing countries and freedom of expression on-line.
For more information about ACTA, and what you can do to oppose it, [see this page](https://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/How_to_act_against_ACTA).
