[FYI] 393rd plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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393rd plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee 
(EESC) this week: the last session of the current four-year mandate  

                              DN: CES/02/67     Date: 18/09/2002


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                             CES/02/67 Brussels, 16 September 2002 

393rd plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee 
(EESC) this week: the last session of the current four-year mandate  

The EESC's 393rd plenary session will be held at the Committee 
building, 2 Rue Ravenstein, Brussels, on Wednesday, 18 September 
(starting at 2.30 p.m.) and Thursday, 19 September (9 a.m.). Mr Pat 
Cox, president of the European Parliament, is the special guest of 
this final plenary session of the current four-year mandate (his 
address is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, 18 September).  

Highlights: Adoption of a resolution to the European Convention (at 
approx. 3.30 p.m. on 18/9), plus opinions on safer use of the 
internet, the impact of enlargement on EMU, and safety on EU 
railways.  

A press conference will be held with Mr Göke Frerichs, EESC 
president, on Thursday, 19 September at 10.30 a.m. Mr Frerichs will 
give an assessment of the Committee's activities during the two years 
of his presidency and present the EESC's resolution to the European 
Convention.  

Key opinions:  

- Action plan on safer use of the Internet  

Rapporteur: Mrs Ann Davison (Various Interests United Kingdom)  

Main points of the draft opinion: The Committee is sceptical about 
the sufficiency of self-regulation. In particular, self-regulation 
has not achieved content protection for children, because rating 
systems have not been adopted by a critical mass, although Microsoft 
and AOL have recently followed EESC advice to put pressure on content 
providers to rate their material.  

Racism on the Internet also needs a much firmer approach. Ninety per 
cent of the sites operate through US ISPs, safe in the knowledge that 
the EU authorities cannot compel US providers to reveal the identity 
of the site provider. Content providers should always register real 
world addresses so that police access to potentially suspicious on-
line material can be improved. Whilst freedom of expression is to be 
valued, it should not be an excuse for allowing crime to flourish.  

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