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Majority of EU governments want a wide definition of "terrorism", one that could include protests
Council of European Union maintains wider definition of "terrorism"
Immigration lawyers group (ILPA) report criticises UK anti-terrorism Bill
UK Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Bill would give the executive unprecedented powers to bring in EU measures on policing and sentencing without any parliamentary debate or amendments
Statewatch bulletin, vol 11 no 1, Jan-Feb 2001
"DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS MUST NOT BECOME THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM" - Press conference in Brussels on 3 December
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