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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2801(RSP))

On governance of the internet – renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum

B-10-2025-0365

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Sergey Lagodinsky

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The resolution calls on the UN General Assembly to permanently renew the IGF mandate and strengthen its resources and multistakeholder model. It urges member states and EU institutions to support the IGF, secure a positive UN resolution by year-end, and continue EU participation in IGF meetings. It stresses that the internet must remain open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, secure, and governed by all, rejecting fragmentation, state or corporate control, and mass surveillance. It emphasizes addressing the digital divide and ensuring affordable connectivity for an inclusive digital environment.

Key points

  1. States that the internet must remain open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, secure, and governed for all by all, warning against fragmentation.
  2. Calls on the UN General Assembly to permanently renew the IGF mandate and strengthen its resources and the multistakeholder model.
  3. Calls on member states and EU institutions to support the IGF and its secretariat, contributing to an efficient and independent organisation.
  4. Calls on member states and the Commission to increase efforts for a positive UN General Assembly resolution on the IGF by the end of this year.
  5. Considers that the EU should support the IGF process and raise its impact in policy discussions, as it offers a context for shaping the internet's future.
  6. Stresses Parliament's intention to continue participating in future IGF meetings with a substantial delegation to help formulate an EU approach.
  7. Stresses that fundamental freedoms and human rights must be protected online and offline, rejecting state- or corporate-controlled internet and mass surveillance.
  8. Stresses the importance of addressing the digital divide and structural inequalities, considering affordable connectivity essential for an inclusive digital environment.
  9. Underlines the importance of preserving a single, open, and interoperable internet as a global public resource, warning about fragmentation.

Who is affected

  • The UN General Assembly, which is called on to renew the IGF mandate permanently.
  • Member states and EU institutions, which are called on to support the IGF and its secretariat.
  • The European Parliament, which intends to continue participating in IGF meetings with a delegation.
  • Internet users, who would benefit from an open, free, and inclusive internet without fragmentation or surveillance.

Figures and deadlines

  • 31 December 2025, the date when the IGF mandate is set to expire.