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European Union plans borderless query of facial images

"In the Prüm Treaty, the police search for biometric data among EU Member States is significantly simplified. Under Austria’s leadership, the extension is now being examined for facial recognition. A corresponding Council decision could already be taken next year."

UK: The UK government’s “hostile environment” is harming public health

"There is growing evidence that the government’s “package” of hostile environment policies are causing serious harm to public health in the UK."

EU coalition of the willing agrees new migrant ‘solidarity mechanism'

"Fourteen member countries of the European Union have agreed to a new “solidarity mechanism” proposed by Germany and France to allocate migrants across the bloc, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (22 July)."

EU PNR extended to internal flights and only a matter of time before PNR is extended to sea, rail and road traffic too

UN Chief Guterres Has Disappointed on Human Rights - New Strategy Needed for Second Half of Term

Spain’s model for saving lives at sea should be emulated in the EU

"Clearly, we are witnessing the transfer of search-and-rescue responsibilities to the military."

Disembarkation scheme - Member States asked to agree to allow landings by "private rescue vessels in the closest safe harbour"

Lessons from history: LIBE Conclusions of the European Parliament on mass-surveillance programs

Informal Justice & Home Affairs meeting , Finnish Council Presidency: Including: AI and law enforcement, migration and internal security plus documentation

EU: Court of Auditors: The ethical frameworks of the audited EU institutions: scope for improvement

"In this special report, we assessed whether the ethical frameworks of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Council, and the European Commission were well established."

Informal Justice & Home Affairs meeting , Finnish Council Presidency: Including: AI and law enforcement, migration and internal security

Green New Deal – panacea or problem?

"As the notion of a Green New Deal rapidly spreads as an answer to capitalism in US and UK media and political circles, our lead article in July 2019 asks if Green capitalism can propose a real solution to the ecological crisis and the human crises of poverty, austerity, immigration and racism."

Opinion: Don’t Regulate Facial Recognition. Ban It

"We are on the verge of a nightmare era of mass surveillance by the state and private companies. It’s not too late to stop it"

UK: Special Branch Files Project

"…where released files are shared"

A NOTE FROM HISTORY: Statewatch Observatory: The "Stockholm Programme" and the Future Group and "The: Shape of Things to Come"

EU: GDPR Review: Council of the European Union: Finnish Council Presidency: Preparation of the Council position on the evaluation and review of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

"In the context of this evaluation and review, the Commission shall examine, in particular, the application and functioning of Chapter V..."

Documenting Migration: From A Lampedusa Outpost To A National Level

Black undercover officer who spied on Stephen Lawrence campaign named - Police spy pretended to be leftwing and anti-racist campaigner for four years

"The fake identity of a black undercover police officer who spied on the justice campaign led by the parents of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has been officially revealed."

EDPB-EDPS joint reply to the LIBE Committee on the implications of the US CLOUD Act

EU-EDPB-EDPS joint reply to the LIBE Committee on the implications of the US CLOUD Act