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dcterms:Date	"2015-04-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Marrakesh Treaty on copyright exceptions for the visually impaired (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20150429.155.3-1483-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Stihler2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to thank Mr Svoboda for putting this on the agenda. Almost two years on since its adoption, the Treaty of Marrakesh is still to be ratified by the EU, and the worrying thing is that we are still deliberating on something that seems to be crystal clear. Accessibility to culture is underpinned by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, yet fewer than 5% of the books published in Europe are available in a format which is accessible for blind and partially-sighted readers, such as audio or braille. In poorer countries, only some 1% of books published are available for visually-impaired persons. This enormous lack of accessible mother-tongue and foreign-language literature deprives blind and partially-sighted people of their right to education, information and social participation. The few books that are available cannot be shared across borders in Europe and the rest of the world until the Treaty is ratified, and due to the different copyright laws across the EU this has not yet happened. From what I understand, there are two reasons for the standstill: the appropriate legal basis for the decision and the question of whose competence it will be. I urge the Council and the Commission to find a way to endorse the Treaty as soon as possible. Making this a specific competence of the EU will speed up the process of ratification, and I urge the Council and the Commission to consider this route. I also ask the Council to deliver a set timetable to ensure the speedy ratification of the Treaty."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2014-07-08--2017-01-18)3,3 vice-chair; IMCO (2014-07-07--2017-01-18)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Catherine Stihler (S&D )."1
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