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UK: Secretary General of the Council of Europe, calls for immediate repeal of UK anti-terror law
Strasbourg, 22.12.2004 - "The anti-terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom must be changed as a matter of urgency. We will not win the fight against terrorism if we undermine the foundations of our democratic societies," Read More
UK: Fairford coach protestors “virtually prisoners” rules Court of Appeal
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EU: Council adopts Decision on the transition to qualified majority voting and codecision procedure
EU: At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council today (22.12.04) in Brussels the Council adopted a Decision on the transition to qualified majority voting and codecision procedure for certain areas covered by Title IV of Part Read More
EU: Article 29 Working Party on Data Protection proposes harmonised information standards to correct major divergencies in national laws
Proposal (pdf) a. Appendix 1 (short notice) b. Appendix 2 (condensed notice) c. Appendix 3 (notice for air travellers) 1) First Commisssion report on the working of the 1995 Directive (pdf) and Technical Analysis (pdf) Read More
EU: Vetoes, Opt-outs and EU Immigration and Asylum law (1)
- Statewatch briefing - revised 23 December The British media in particular have focussed on the extent to which the ‘Hague Programme’, the multi-annual programme for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) law and policy approved Read More
UK: House of Lords rules Home Office immigration scheme unlawful
The appeal court in the House of Lords (the highest in the land) has ruled that the Home Office scheme started in July 2001 to put immigration officers in the Czech Republic to check all Read More
EU: Biometric visa policy unworkable
- Council Presidency recommending current proposal be abandoned due to "collision" of chips and Commission asked to amend its proposal After the meeting of the Council's Visa Working Party meeting on 7-8 December the incoming Read More
Italy: Prohibitionist drugs law reform comes under parliamentary scrutiny
The Italian drugs law reform drafted by Gianfranco Fini, the Italian government’s deputy prime minister until he took over from Franco Frattini at the foreign ministry as a result of the Buttiglione dèbacle - was Read More
EU: Low support for research to serve security demands
The European Commission's Directorate General for Research has carried out a consultation on its Communication "Science and Technology, the key to Europe's future - Guidelines for for European Union policy to support research". Over 1,700 Read More
EU: Mandatory data retention national parliaments express concern and opposition
The Justice and Home Affairs Council is currently discussing a proposal the on mandatory data retention of all telecommunications (phone calls, e-mails, faxes, mobile calls and internet usage). EDRI reports that: The German Lower House Read More