The European Parliament has been advised to reject a controversial new global anti-piracy trade agreement.
Parliament's influential international trade committee on Thursday voted 19-12 against merely deferring its decision on adopting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) until the European Court of Justice has decided whether it would violate the EC's fundamental freedoms.
The vote means parliament is more likely to adopt the committee's view against ACTA in its July 4 plenary meeting, regardless of whether the court rules it lawful or not.
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