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Northern Ireland: Belfast man seeks legal ruling to halt alleged MI5 approaches
"Christopher Catney claims he is being harassed by British security services. Christopher Catney has instructed his lawyer to explore seeking a High Court injunction amid claims he is being harassed by the security services.... In Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (27-28.2.16)
- NATO Deploys in the Aegean (thepressproject.gr, link) "The deployment of NATO forces in the Aegean begun today. The Canadian frigate HMCS-Fredericton is sailing close to the island of Lesvos, the German frigate Fgs-Bonn, which Read More
Greek islands faced with a ‘creepy’ humanitarian crisis
"The non-implementation of the decisions made at the latest EU summit has led the refugee crisis-hit Greek islands to an unprecedented situation. [In Leros] “Due to the lack of large morgues on the island, many Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (29.2.16)
- Greece bans media scrutiny: Media not allowed into Greek migrant camps (ekathimerini.com, link): "Greek authorities have suspended media access to all migrant registration and transit camps in the country, citing overcrowding in the facilities. Read More
Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly: As ten-year torture inquiry ends, Council of Europe states give final responses on CIA ‘secret prisons’
"Pedro Agramunt, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has welcomed a third and final round of responses from the governments of Council of Europe member States to questions on Read More
UK: Investigatory Powers Bill: Theresa May accused of rushing snoopers’ charter into law to avoid scrutiny
"Bill would give government unmatched rights to invade privacy. Theresa May has been accused of trying to rush through controversial new surveillance laws before the EU referendum campaign, after it emerged that a new “snoopers’ Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism
See the full text: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism - Examination of the revised text (LIMITE Read More
Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (26.2.16)
- MEP asks the Commission to clarify the legal position of NGOs and volunteers who give humanitarian assistance to refugees Jean Lambert MEP (Green/EFA Group) has put down a written question to the European Commission Read More
Report: German intelligence spied on EU foreign minister Ashton
"Allegations emerged in the German media that the BND spy agency targeted Catherine Ashton, the former EU Foreign Minister. The news comes in the aftermath of the NSA scandal and the BND's assistance to US Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 25 February 2015
See the full text: "B" Points Agenda (for discussion,pdf) and Background Note (pdf) Documents under discussion: EU BORDER GUARD AGENCY: Council of the European Union: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of Read More