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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
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
EU: Council of the European Union: Council and the European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on the Schengen Governance legislative package
"The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) today endorsed the agreement reached with the European Parliament on 29 May on the Schengen governance legislative proposals, namely a regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism Read More
EU: European Data Protection Supervisor: ‘Smart, sustainable, inclusive Europe’: only with stronger and more effective data protection
"The lobbying surrounding the current review of the EU data protection law by organisations both from Europe and elsewhere has been exceptional. Following the presentation of his Annual Report of activities for 2012 to the Read More
GERMANY: “City of Frankfurt denies freedom of association”
30.05.13 - In May last year, a series of protests "against the austerity dictatorship" were organised by the Blockupy network in Frankfurt. They were due to take place near the headquarters of the European Central Read More
EU: Member States want access to the proposed Entry/Exit System for law enforcement and counter-terrorism agencies
30.05.13 - Member States are pushing for one of the EU’s proposed border control and migration management systems to be adapted for law enforcement and counter-terrorism purposes as well. If they are successful in their 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