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The "Stockholm Programme" - "The Shape of Things to Come"
The "Stockholm Programme" (2010-2014), the next 5-year plan for Justice and Home Affairs, is expected to be adopted in autumn 2009. An initial proposal will be put forward by the Euopean Commission on which the European Parliament will be "consulted". The European Council (27 Prime Ministers meeting) will have the final say as to its content. The Future Group report sets proposals and the overall ontext for the programme. This Observatory will monitor all developments.The formal process starts: Commission proposals
10 June 2009: EU: European Commission: Proposals for the Stockholm Programme (pdf), German (pdf) French (pdf):Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, comments: "What stands out are the proposals related to the Future Group report. A promise to balance better data protection and EU standards for "Privacy Enhancing Technology" with the law enforcement agencies demands for access to all information and communications. An "information system architecture" to bring about the sharing of all data across the EU. The use of "security technologies" to harness the "digital tsunami" to gather through mass surveillance personal data on peoples' everyday activities through public-private partnerships.
What is new is the clear aim of creating the surveillance society and the database state. Future generations, for whom this will be a fully developed reality, will look back at this era and righlty ask, why did you not act to stop it."
Future Group: Justice and Home Affairs
DevelopmentsEuropean Civil Liberties Network (ECLN): Oppose the “Stockholm Programme”
The ECLN has published a Statement calling on civil society groups and individuals to voice their opinions on the EU's Stockholm programme and work towards a democratic Europe. The “Stockholm Programme” sets the agenda for EU justice and home affairs and internal security policy from 2010 to 2014 and will extend militarised border controls, discriminatory immigration policies, mandatory and proactive surveillance regimes and an increasingly aggressive external security and defence policy. The ECLN believes these policies constitute an attack on civil liberties and human rights. It calls for active civil society engagement and opposition to dangerous authoritarian tendencies within the EU.
- ECLN Statement: Oppose the “Stockholm Programme” (English)
- ECLN Statement - Oppose the “Stockholm Programme” (German)
- ECLN Statement - Oppose the “Stockholm Programme” (Spanish)
- ECLN Statement - Oppose the “Stockholm Programme” (Italian)
- ECLN Statement - Oppose the “Stockholm Programme” (Dutch)
- ECLN Home pageUK contribution (31 October 2008)
Statewatch analysis
"The Shape of Things to Come" - the EU Future Group by Tony Bunyan and The Shape of Things to Come - Conclusions (8 pages)
Final report
Freedom, Security, Privacy – European Home Affairs in an open world (53 pages)Background
1. Vorläufiger Zeitplan mit Themen - Timetable 2007-20092, Informal High Level Advisory Group (“The Future Group”) - Terms of Reference - 21 May 2007
3. Introductory Document: Working Method of the Group - 21 May 2007
First meeting: May 2007
4. "Warm-up" Session: First meeting of the Future Group Eltville (Germany), 20 and 21 May 2007 Report (13 pages)5. Introductory Document: Modernising European border and visa management - 21 May 2007
Second meeting 25 June 2007
7. External factors threatening the internal security of the European Union9. "Implementation of the external dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice"
Third meeting October 2007
10. Discussion paper on the essentials of a European information network in 201412. Comprehensive European Migration Policy - Portugal and Czech Republic
Fourth meeting December 2007
13. Same as above: Concept paper on the European strategy to transform Public security organizations in a Connected World14. Civil Protection - Portugal
15. Contribution from the UK: Mobility, Security and Privacy
Interim Report: January 2008
Report of the High Level Advisory Group on the future of EU Home Affairs Policies as discussed at the Informal Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Slovenia on 24-25 January 2008.Fifth meeting April 2008
16. The Future EU Asylum Policy: Contribution from Sweden and Czech Republic17. Future Group: Police Cooperation: French Contribution
Additional Council documents
18. Presidency Note: 11960/08 (34 pages, 22 July 2008) This document includs the 3 page Executive Summary from the Group presented by the Presidency at the informal ministerial meeting in Cannes on 7 July 2008 and contributions from the Netherlands and Finland submitted whiel the reports were being drafted.19. Observations from Italy: Police and Immigration: 11960/08 ADD 1
20. Contribution from Lithuania: Police and immigration: 11960/08 ADD 2
21. Contribution from Poland, 18 July 2008: DS 722/08
Future Group - Justice report
22. Final report of the Future Group (Justice): 11962/0823. Observations from Italy: Justice: 11962/08 ADD 1
24. Contribution from Lithuanaia: Justice: 11962/08 ADD 2
Tampere programme (1999-2004)
25. Tampere programme - full-text26. The story of Tampere - an undemocratic process excluding civil society (pdf) Analysis by Tony Bunyan
Hague progamme (2005-2009)
27. Hague programme (pdf)10 June 2009: EU: European Commission: The Hague Programme:
28. Communication: An evaluation of the Hague Programme and Action Plan (COM 263, pdf)
29. An evaluation of the Hague Programme and Action Plan (SEC 765, pdf)
30. An extended report on the evaluation of the Hague Programme (SEC 766, pdf)
31. General overview of instruments and deadlines provided in the Hague Programme and Action Plan in the fields of justice, freedom and security :Institutional Scoreboard (SEC 767,pdf)
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