Archive
EU: Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (26 news stories and commentaries 28-30.12.15)
- Thoughts from the Borderlands (link): "Against this tragic backcloth, in contrast, a new internationale of activists and volunteers, of new and old non-governmental organisations has responded to attempt to meet the needs of those Read More
Why you should never upload a photo of your boarding pass to Facebook – The barcode on a boarding pass contains sensitive data
"Posting a picture of a boarding pass to Facebook can seem smug, especially when no one else is going on holiday – but it could come back to bite you in a completely different way. Read More
IOM: Med: Arrivals and fatalities
See: Med: Arrivals and fatalities (dated 28.12.15, pdf): 996,645 arrivals with 839,561 in Greece and 152.864 in Italy. 3,771 dead/missing. And see: Over 3,770 Migrants Have Died Trying to Cross the Mediterranean to Europe in Read More
GCHQ-NSA: NSA Helped British Spies Find Security Holes In Juniper Firewalls
"A TOP-SECRET document dated February 2011 reveals that British spy agency GCHQ, with the knowledge and apparent cooperation of the NSA, acquired the capability to covertly exploit security vulnerabilities in 13 different models of firewalls Read More
EU: ECRIS: Fundamental Rights Agency
See the full text: Opinion of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights concerning the exchange of information on third-country nationals under a possible future system complementing the European Criminal Records Information System (pdf) Read More
European Parliament Study: Evaluation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
"It evaluates the implementation, impact and outcomes of National Roma Integration Strategies in a selection of Member States (Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain) in the broader context of the EU Framework for Read More
European Parliament Study: A comparison between US and EU data protection legislation for law enforcement purposes
"It reviews US and EU principal legal sources of data protection legislation in the law enforcement and national security context and identifies rights available to individuals. The study further considers newly introduced or proposed US Read More
EU: Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (9 news stories,and big development 25-27.12.15)
- Lesvos, Greece: International Rescue Committee: A warm, safe welcome for refugees landing on Lesbos (link) says: "The International Rescue Committee is preparing to open a reception center in northern Lesbos, often the first stop Read More
EU: Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (20 news stories,key developments and documents 24.12.15)
- GREECE: State to try and take over civil society's humanitarian work which has been in place for months and months helping hundreds of thousands of refugees - when International and EU agencies have been Read More
UK: UNDERCOVER POLICING: Undercovers arrested in 2005, Mark Kennedy in Northern Ireland, call for extension of Pitchford inquiry to Scotland, Bob lambert resigns
Undercovers arrested in 2005: Names of undercover police revealed, this scandal is worse than we thought (EXCLUSIVE: The Canary, link): "Two undercover police officers were arrested in Scotland whilst posing as protesters during the G8 Read More