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Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (31.5.16)
- Turkey starts building automatic shooting gun towers at Syrian border (yenisafak.com, link) "As a part of measures to increase security on its border with Syria, Turkey begins building smart military towers that can warn Read More
EU: Annual reports for 2015: Fundamental Rights Agency and European Ombudsman
The EU's Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Ombudsman have both recently released annual reports detailing their work and areas of interest in the course of 2015. Fundamental Rights Agency The FRA's report deals with Read More
EU: European Parliament: Motion for a Resolution: further to Question for Oral Answer B8-0705/2016 pursuant to Rule 128(5) of the Rules of Procedure for an open, efficient and independent European Union administration
"Invites the Commission to consider the annexed proposal for a regulation; Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal to be included in its work programme for the year 2017; Instructs its Read More
HOTSPOTS: ITALY: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) applicable to ITALIAN HOTSPOTS
See: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) applicable to ITALIAN HOTSPOTS (pdf): "The SOPs for ITALIAN HOTSPOTS have been drafted by the Italian Ministry of the Interior, Department for Civil Liberties and Immigration, and Department of Public Read More
News Digest: Round-up of news stories from across the EU (30.5.16)
Austrian far-right wants to probe election fraud accusations (EUobserver, link): "After losing the presidential race by just 31,026 votes, far-right candidate Hofer said his FPO party would examine "countless" cases of election fraud. "There are Read More
EU: Ombudsman to examine Commission evaluation of Special Advisers
"The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has opened a strategic inquiry into how the European Commission carries out conflict of interest assessments for its Special Advisers. The Commission has approximately 40 Special Advisers, chosen because they Read More
EU Commission under investigation for EU Internet Forum documents
"In the past year, EDRi made numerous formal requests to get more information about the EU Internet Forum. This Forum was set up by the EU Commission to persuade companies to do “more” to fight Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (30.5.16)
- HOTSPOTS: ITALY: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) applicable to ITALIAN HOTSPOTS (pdf): "The SOPs for ITALIAN HOTSPOTS have been drafted by the Italian Ministry of the Interior, Department for Civil Liberties and Immigration, and Department Read More
EU: Action on pre-trial detention?
"A cross-party group of four MEPs has written a letter to Vera Jourová, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, to urge action on pre-trial detention practices within the EU. In the letter, Read More
UK: UNDERCOVER POLICING: Police chief leading Operation Herne “unfit” for role
"The policeman leading an internal investigation into the undercover policing scandal at the Met Police is “unfit” for the role because he once oversaw disgraced police spies who abused their powers, according to a research Read More