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

TA-10-2025-0190 · P10_TA(2025)0190 · PE776.183

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Parliament's resolution on renewing the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) mandate calls for its permanent renewal and stronger resources, and stresses the internet must remain open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, secure and governed for all by all. It urges member states and EU institutions to support the IGF, and rejects state- or corporate-controlled internet, mass surveillance, and fragmentation of the internet. It also stresses addressing the digital divide and ensuring affordable high-speed connectivity for an inclusive digital environment.

Key points

  1. States that the internet must be and must remain open, free, global, interoperable, reliable, secure and governed for all by all.
  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 its development as an efficient and independent organisation.
  4. Calls on member states and the Commission to secure a positive outcome for the IGF through a UN General Assembly resolution 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 positive 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 are non-negotiable and must be protected online and offline; rejects state- or corporate-controlled internet and mass surveillance.
  8. Stresses the importance of addressing the digital divide and structural inequalities; considers affordable high-speed connectivity essential for an inclusive digital environment.
  9. Underlines preserving a single, open and interoperable internet as a global public resource; condemns any effort to fragment the internet or replace multistakeholder governance with intergovernmental control.

Who is affected

  • The UN General Assembly, which is called on to renew the IGF mandate permanently.
  • Member states and EU institutions, called on to support the IGF and its secretariat.
  • The Commission and member states, called on to work for a positive UN resolution on the IGF.
  • Internet users worldwide, as the resolution defends an open, free internet and rejects fragmentation and surveillance.