Press Release: Commission to pursue role as honest broker in future global negotiations on Internet Governance

On the 12 February 2014, the European Commission proposed a key reform to the way the Internet is managed and run. The proposal called for more transparent, accountable and inclusive governance.

The European Commission sought to carve a mediator role for itself in the global debate over the future of internet governance, taking its distance from the US but also from the idea of a United Nations' leadership of the Web, supported by Russia and China.

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ESO: Background information: EU challenges US hegemony in global internet governance http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-challenges-us-hegemony-in-global-internet-governance/

ESO: Background information: Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions Internet Policy and Governance Europe's role in shaping the future of Internet Governance http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-and-the-committee-of-the-regions-internet-policy-and-governance-europes-role-in/

EurActiv, 13.02.14: EU’s top telecoms official rules out government control of the internet http://www.euractiv.com/infosociety/eu-rejects-un-state-rule-interne-news-533476

EUObserver, 14.02.14: EU bids to end US dominance in internet control http://euobserver.com/news/123109

The Guardian, 12.02.14: Internet governance too US-centric, says European commission http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/12/internet-governance-us-european-commission

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