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Statewatch News Online: EU: European police to gain access to visa database
EU European police to gain access to visa database 26.04.2013Europol and national law enforcement authorities look likely to obtain access to asylum seekers' and irregular migrants' fingerprints held in the Eurodac database, following approval from Read More
Statewatch News Online: G8 Roma-Lyon Group-2012: Agenda
AGENDA: G8 Roma-Lyons Group meeting, 30-10.12 - 1-11-12, Washington Expert Meeting on West Africa Expert Meeting sponsored by the G8 High Tech Crime Sub-Group Expert Meeting on Improvised Explosive Devices October 31 - G8 Roma-Lyon Read More
Statewatch News Online: Targeting Roma: How the EU security apparatus is mobilised for the "fight against itinerant crime"
Targeting Roma: How the EU security apparatus is mobilised for the "fight against itinerant crime" At a meeting of the EU Council's Law Enforcement Working Party held on 15 February 2012 in Brussels the Danish Read More
Statewatch News Online: Italy: NGOs criticise Italian government stance on harm reduction drug policies
Italy NGOs criticise Italian government stance on harm reduction drug policies Forum Droghe, a coalition of NGOs that are active in the fields of drug addiction and harm reduction wrote a highly critical letter Read More
Statewatch News Online: EU-US SWIFT agreement – documentation
EU-USA "SWIFT" agreement - documentation For the record: Documents on the "SWIFT" agreement: 1. Processing of EU originating Personal Data by United States Treasury Department for Counter Terrorism Purposes - "SWIFT" - Exchange of letters Read More
Statewatch News Online: Interception Commissioner report: 2005 – 31 March 2006
UK: Interception of Communications Commissioner report - interception warrants reach a new high - a staggering 439,054 requests lodged for communications data The annual report from the Interception of Telecommunications Commissioner has been issued covering Read More
Statewatch News Online: Denmark: Terror case against the association "Oproer" (Rebellion)
Denmark: Terror case against the association "Oproer" (Rebellion) The Danish Minister of Justice, Ms. Lene Espersen, decided on Wednesday 11 October to follow the advice from the national prosecutor (Rigsadvokaten), Mr. Henning Fode, and open Read More
Statewatch News Online: Italy: Decree to implement electronic passports containing biometric data
Italy: Decree to implement electronic passports containing biometric data - biometric data collected "will not be stored in databases" On 17 January 2006, the decree issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry on 25 November 2005 Read More
Statewatch News Online: Statewatch analysis – Italy: Tough new anti-terrorist laws adopted
Statewatch analysis Italy: Tough new anti-terrorist laws adopted (this analysis as a pdf file) "an intervention to make existing norms sharper and more incisive in the fight against terrorism" Giuseppe Pisanu, the Italian Interior Minister) Read More
Statewatch News Online: Spain: New Foreigners’ Law Regulation
Spain: New Foreigners' Law Regulation The governing PSOE (Socialist Party) has approved a new Regulation for the implementation of the Ley de Extranjería (Foreigners' Law). It does not involve a substantial change in direction or Read More