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UK: Killer blows to justice
"In the blizzard of coalition measures wreaking destruction on living standards, the justice ministry’s proposals on legal aid will once again bear down hardest on poor BME, Muslim and migrant communities." See: Killer blows to Read More
EU: ‘Freedom of movement is slowly being undermined’
"The countries in the Schengen border-free area will in future be able to impose border controls if they don't like how other countries control immigration. DW spoke to a Green member of the European parliament." Read More
NETHERLANDS: Government moves to criminalise irregular migrants
31.05.13 - As elsewhere in Europe, undocumented migrants in the Netherlands face tough conditions. They are frequently excluded from the most basic facilities and services and face the prospect of arrest, vreemdelingendetentie (foreigners' detention) and Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Standing Committee on operational co-operation on internal security (COSI): EU Policy Cycle: Implementation Monitoring
"As set out in the Council Conclusions on the creation and implementation of a EU policy cycle for organised and serious international crime, COSI shall every 6 months monitor the progress of the implementation of Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Initiative for a Directive regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters – Text suggestions in view of the trilogue on 11 June 2013
"In view of the Friends of the Presidency meeting on 31 May and on the basis of the trilogue on15 May 2013 delegations will find attached suggestions from the Presidency on some of the issues Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 2012 – Country Reports
See: Document 9431/13 ADD 1 REV 1 (pdf) Read More
EU: Declassified versions of Member State mutual evaluations of two Council Decisions: 2002/187/JHA setting up Eurojust, and 2008/976/JHA on the European Judicial Network in criminal matters
The reports were all produced this year: on 7 February (Belgium), 17 February (Slovakia) and 22 April (Denmark and Estonia), and range from 47 to 80 pages in length. They include some limited information on Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis – Revised draft compromise text
"A revised compromise text, taking into account the outcome of the informal meetings with the European Parliament and the Commission, as well as the meeting of JHA Counsellors on 15 May 2013 and the outcome Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Paper on a permanent structure for Joint Customs Operations – Response of Customs Cooperation Working Party to discussion initiated by the European Anti-Fraud Office
Provides an overview of an ongoing discussion “on the possible establishment of an Operation Centre (OC), which could have responsibility for addressing ongoing practical issues in the management of [Joint Customs Operations].” See: 5100/13 (pdf) Read More
EU law does not prevent Member States from providing for an appeal suspending execution of a decision extending the effects of a European arrest warrant
"EU law does, however, require that, in the case where the Member States choose to provide for such an appeal, the decision to extend should be taken within the time-limits provided for by EU law Read More