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Vol 18 (4): US demands EU re-write data protection agreement; Genoa G8 trials; Turkish borders; Spanish police abuses
Cover story: EU agrees US demands to re-write data protection agreement: Having got its way in a series of EU-US treaties on justice and home affairs cooperation, the USA is now seeking to permanently circumvent the EU’s “problematic” privacy laws. Read More
EU: Fingerprinting children
EU: European Parliament: Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE): Compromise report on fingerprinting children (pdf). The LIBE Committee will today consider this report which "provisionally" sets the age limit for the taking of fingerprints from children as Read More
Sussex students arrested under anti-terror laws
A new interactive online map reveals the nature of police activity in Brighton during an anti-war march. The map covers events surrounding the Smash EDO demonstration on October 15th. Plotting events and linking them with Read More
Council of the EU: Report on thematic work carried out from July to November 2008 (16457/08)
EU-PNR: Council: Report on thematic work carried out from July to November 2008 (28 November 2008, 16457/08, pdf): "On the basis of this report, the Council endorsed the following assessments and guidelines: 1) The working Read More
Latest Council document: General discussion of matters relating to the analysis and transmission of PNR data and data-protection (14592/08)
Latest Council document: General discussion of matters relating to the analysis and transmission of PNR data and data-protection (14592/08, LIMITE, 21 October 2008, pdf): "This note sets out for delegations the questions to be discussed Read More
EU-PNR scheme being re-written by the Council
At the Justice and Home Affairs Council the French Interior Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie said on 24 July 2008 that "We reached an agreement on the principle of the European PNR". But a note from the Austrian delegation dated 10 July said: "The approach of the Presidency to abandon the work on the proposal of the Commission and to start a thematic discussion is welcomed." Read More
EU-PNR scheme being re-written by the Council
At the Justice and Home Affairs Council the French Interior Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie said on 24 July 2008 that: "We reached an agreement on the principle of the European PNR". But a Note from the Read More
Kopernicus – what’s in it for Joe Public?
Philip Hunt, 8 October 2008 The GMES forum in Lille on the 16-17 September 2008 was a perfect example of why so many EU institutional efforts fail to get a good press. The event marked Read More
Letter to third countries concerning the use of standard travel documents for the expulsion of third-country nationals
Vol 18(3), July-September 2008: Remote computer searches; racism in Italy and Germany; “War on Terror” and the targeting of activists; abuse of asylum-seekers in UK
Cover story: EU: Remote searches of computer hard drives Read More