University students' group Pulse has urged the authorities to clarify Malta’s position on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement which was signed yesterday in Tokyo.
"Yesterday’s agreement was signed behind the people’s back, without the Maltese public having an idea of the negative consequences that ACTA would cause on the people’s right for access of information and privacy. The relevant discussion on the legal and social effects of ACTA has not taken place in Malta, with the general public and civil society left in the dark on the extraordinary drawbacks of this regressive policy," Pulse said.
"It is therefore the Government’s responsibility to explain the reasons behind Malta’s signature and what approach has been adopted in the process of backing ACTA."
Pulse also called on Malta's MEPs to vote against ACTA in the upcoming vote next June.
"Our representatives in the EU should make their positions clear and prevent the debate sparked by the ACTA decision from being turned into a partisan political football."