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EU: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (1)
- Council of the European Union: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free Read More
UK: Expulsion of two leading participants in Yarl’s Wood protest is “political reprisal,” say campaigners
29.01.2013 - The decision to deport by charter flight two women who played key roles in recent protests at the Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre has provoked outrage amongst their supporters. Shazia, a Pakistani national Read More
EU: Europe’s police and immigration “mobile identification” enthusiasts prepare to regroup during Irish Presidency of the EU
An informal working group that seeks to "bring together good practice and advice to member states in relation to developing and using mobile ID devices for police and immigration services" is preparing to regroup during Read More
EU: Two legal systems in conflict; a perspective on the proposed EU data rules and its possible consequences
"Suggested new EU rules for data protection might not only ban blogs, Facebook updates, and tweets. Authorities will have to redact official archives by deleting names in documents. Member states are told to find their Read More
EU-USA: US free to grab EU data on American clouds
An obscure section in a US law is said to entitle authorities to access, without a warrant, data stored by any EU citizen on clouds run by American companies. See: US free to grab EU Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Implementation of mutual recognition in criminal judgments
Implementation of the Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their Read More
EU: MEDIA
- Report by High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism: A free and pluralistic media to sustain European democracy (pdf) - EU should act on press violations, report says (euobserver, link) Read More
Council of Europe wants ‘racist and anti-semitic’ members ousted
"The parliamentary assembly of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe is considering a ban on some of its far-right members if they are affiliated with parties that are “neo-Nazi, racist and anti-Semitic". See: Council of Europe Read More
EU: PRIVACY: The Brussels Privacy Declaration
"Privacy is a fundamental human right, but today this right is widely ignored. We are outraged. - We are outraged, because we, the citizens, are now kept in hundreds of databases, mostly without our knowledge Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: LEA access to Eurodac
Multi-column document showing the state of play in the trilogue discussion between the Council and the European Parliament: Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of Read More