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SWEDEN-GREECE: “Ericsson bribed Greek policymakers”: Ericsson, the large telecommunications corporation has paid over 10 million euros to an agent in connection with a large defense deal in Greece
"According to Liss Olof Nenzell a former Ericsson employe who handled many of Ericssons trade agents at the time the money was used to bribe Greek policymakers. For the first time he tells the story Read More
FRANCE: President François Hollande to fire PM after local election rout with far right on the move
"President François Hollande, reeling from calamitous results in local elections, is expected to fire his Prime Minister tonight in attempt to give a new start to his stumbling presidency." See the article: President François Hollande Read More
EU: The Migrants’ Files: surveying migrants’ deaths at Europe’s door (1)
"A tide of humanity — people on the run from Africa, the Middle East and Asia — is washing over Europe’s boundaries, and many don’t survive the journey." See the article: The Migrants' Files: surveying Read More
US: CIA misled on interrogation program, Senate report says
"A report by the Senate Intelligence Committee concludes that the CIA misled the government and the public about aspects of its brutal interrogation program for years — concealing details about the severity of its methods, Read More
UK: Yashika Bageerathi’s final appeal against deportation rejected by judge – Lord Justice Richards refuses to grant emergency injunction as Mauritian student, 19, is taken to airport
See the full story: Yashika Bageerathi's final appeal against deportation rejected by judge - Lord Justice Richards refuses to grant emergency injunction as Mauritian student, 19, is taken to airport (Guardian, link). See also: Letter Read More
EU: The Migrants’ Files: surveying migrants’ deaths at Europe’s door
"A tide of humanity — people on the run from Africa, the Middle East and Asia — is washing over Europe’s boundaries, and many don’t survive the journey." "Thanks to The Migrants' Files, compiled by Read More
EU: Frontex: Code of Conduct for joint return operations coordinated by Frontex
See the full text: Code of Conduct for joint return operations coordinated by Frontex (pdf) and see: Annual Information on the Commitments of the Member States to the European Border Guard Teams and the Technical Read More
EU: ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS: European Parliament: Conference
A frequent criticism leveled at the EU is that it is still a bureaucratic and diplomatic construction where procedures are opaque and culture secretive. This conference will examine why the Reform initiated thirteen years ago Read More
DATA SURVEILLANCE : Launch of CAUSE: Coalition Against the Unlawful Surveillance Exports
"Civil society groups (FIDH, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, Privacy International, Reporters without Borders, Digitale Gesellschaft, Open Technology Institute) join together to launch CAUSE. The main goal of the coalition will be to ensure that transfers Read More
STATEWATCH: ACCESS TO EU DOCUMENTS: Calling the agencies to account: Frontex, Europol & Eurojust: Statewatch complaints & Ombudsman’s own initiative Inquiry
Frontex given until end of March 2014 to comply with the Ombudsman's Recommendations to change its Management Board Decision putting into effect the Regulation on public access to EU documents Eurojust seeks to avoid any Read More