Eduard Kukan

Age 79
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Rationality+1
Whistleblowing+1
Autonomy+1
Censorship-2
Digital Rights-1
Intimidation-1
Collusion-1
Special Pleading-2
Amendments
Alert
Against
Rejected
Directive
For
Passed
For
Against
Abstain
Absent
Amendments
312
317
24
98
Rejected
18 corrections
322
315
17
98
Passed
Alert
Directive
348
274
36
94
Passed
19 corrections
338
284
36
94
Passed
Alert
Undemocratic Results
Enough MEPs corrected their vote afterwards that the results should have been different.
Against

Voted against considering amendments

Eduard Kukan voted against considering individual amendments to the copyright directive.

Intimidation-1

Intimidation

Combined extremely controversial proposals with ordinary reform.

For

Voted for the directive

Eduard Kukan voted to adopt the copyright directive, despite unprecedented protest from the public and criticism from political and technical experts.

Censorship-1

Censorship

Mandated an upload filter to block content before publication.

Digital Rights-1

Digital Rights

Threatened fair use with blocks due to false claims, misidentification and lack of context.

Collusion-1

Collusion

Lobbied by the copyright industry to implement their favored model across Europe, against expert and public opinion.

Special Pleading-1

Special Pleading

Demanded expensive enforcement systems for all platforms older than 3 years.

Directive
For
Passed
For
Against
Abstain
Absent
Directive
591
29
33
98
Passed
2 corrections
591
29
33
98
Passed
For

Voted for the directive

Eduard Kukan voted to approve the directive that provides broad and strong protections for whistleblowers.

Whistleblowing+1

Whistleblowing

Supported a directive that mandates responsible disclosure in the public interest.

Amendment 157
Against
Rejected
Amendment 158
Against
Rejected
Amendment 159
Against
Rejected
Amendment 160
Against
Rejected
Amendment 161
Against
Rejected
Amendment 162
For
Passed
Amendment 164
Against
Rejected
Proposition
For
Passed
For
Against
Abstain
Absent
Amendment 157
297
300
10
145
Rejected
1 correction
296
301
10
145
Rejected
Amendment 158
298
305
6
143
Rejected
2 corrections
300
303
6
143
Rejected
Amendment 159
280
308
17
147
Rejected
3 corrections
283
305
17
147
Rejected
Amendment 160
285
312
13
142
Rejected
3 corrections
288
309
13
142
Rejected
Amendment 161
299
299
13
141
Rejected
Amendment 162
299
295
12
146
Passed
Amendment 164
262
310
29
150
Rejected
1 correction
262
311
29
150
Rejected
Proposition
308
204
70
167
Passed
5 corrections
312
203
70
167
Passed
Against

Voted to keep the strict 1 hour removal deadline

Eduard Kukan voted to keep the strict deadline that would require automated upload filters or 24/7 monitoring.(Votes: AgainstAgainstAgainstAgainstAgainstAgainstAgainst)

Censorship-1

Censorship

Threatened sensitive content with wrongful removal due to lack of human oversight.

Special Pleading-1

Special Pleading

Demanded an unreasonable measure that prevents individuals or small providers from complying.

Against

Voted against the proposition

Eduard Kukan voted against the proposition, which introduced mandatory censorship by government authorities of "terrorist content" on the open internet, under penalty of harsh fines.

Autonomy+1

Autonomy

Rejected using threats to public security to justify control of all published information.

Rationality+1

Rationality

Protected cultural archives from unreasonable take-down notices, for which there was already precedent.

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We informally rank Members of Parliament (MEPs) based on specific statements, decisions and events, focusing on issues relevant for the new political generation. Our core themes are:

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