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UK: Home Affairs Select Committee report: “E-borders” project to digitise immigration control “will be illegal in EU”, says Committee
“E-borders" project to digitise immigration control "will be illegal in EU", says Committee (Press release, pdf) and Full report (pdf) Read More
EU: European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS): EDPS sees advantages of new Agency for large-scale IT systems, but urges the legislator to better define its scope of activities
EDPS sees advantages of new Agency for large-scale IT systems (Press release, pdf) and Full report (pdf) Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: International agreements with third countries concerning PNR and SWIFT will require the consent of the European Parliament
Applicable procedures with the European Parliament on Agreements signed on the basis of Articles 24 and 38 of the Amsterdam Treaty (pdf). Read More
EU: Fundamental Rights Agency: First ever EU-wide survey of minorities: Mapping Discrimination across Europe
Mapping Discrimination across Europe (Press release, pdf) and Full report (large file, 7MB, link). See also: Racism at 'shocking' levels in EU, landmark report says (euobserver, link) Read More
EU: European Parliament: Urgent update of rules needed concerning access to EU documents
Access to EU documents: urgent update of rules needed (Press release, pdf) and Full-text of Resolution (pdf) For full documentation and background see: Statewatch's Observatory: Regulation on access to EU documents: 2008-2010 Read More
EU: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 30 November-1 December 2009, Brussels (1)
Press release - 1st day (pdf) - Background Note (pdf) - "B" Points agenda (pdf) - "A" Points agenda (adopted without discussion, pdf) - Additional "A" Points (pdf) Read More
UK: Home Affairs Select Committee: The Work of the UK Border Agency
The Work of the UK Border Agency (pdf) Read More
UK: Names of innocent people will stay on police database – Human rights groups say those not convicted of any crime could lose out on jobs
Names of innocent people will stay on police database - Human rights groups say those not convicted of any crime could lose out on jobs (Observer, link) Read More
EU: NGO campaign against mandatory data retention of telecommunications
Civil Liberties Groups Ask EU to Repeal Data Retention Directive (pdf). See also for background and documentation: Statewatch's Observatory on: The surveillance of telecommunications in the EU Read More
EU: European Parliament: Question to the Council and the European Commission from the ALDE (Liberal group): New developments on CIA extraordinary renditions programme and secret prisons on EU soil
New developments on CIA extraordinary renditions programme and secret prisons on EU soil (pdf) Read More