News in Brief October-November 2002
01 October 2002
October 2002
UK: European Scrutiny Committee produces
report on the role of national parliaments in the EU: Report and
Statewatch's evidence before the Committee
Germany proposes EU-wide police force:
EU police? (link)
USA: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) launches campaign to keep the country "safe and free" from surveillance and snooping:
ACLU (link)
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - Annual Report 2002:
Press release Full:
Report (link)
Australian telecommunications interception figures:
Tapping (link)
USA: Memo Reveals FBI National Security Wiretap Violations:
Report
Schengen website launched in USA for visitors to get visas, direct link:
Schengen website
European Commission: Update of the "Scoreboard" covering the so-called area of "freedom, security and justice", January-June 2002:
Scoreboard (550k, pdf, 91 pages)