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EU: New Statewatch Report: Tuesday 25 April 2006: Arming Big Brother: new research reveals the true costs of Europe's security-industrial complex

01 April 2006

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The European Union is preparing to spend up to 1 billion euros per year on new research into surveillance and control technologies, according to Arming Big Brother, a new report by the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Statewatch. Arms industry lobbying is leading to the creation of a powerful new internal security-industrial complex, says Ben Hayes, author of the report. Arming Big Brother lifts the lid on the secretive committees and arms industry lobbying that led to the creation of the European Security Research Programme (ESRP).

The EU is basically funding the diversification of the military-industrial complex into the highly profitable internal security field, said Hayes. The militarisation of policing and border controls will not prevent crime or terrorism, it does nothing to address root causes while posing a massive threat to civil liberties.

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Five page Summary

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Copy of full report (Spanish, pdf)

Hard copies of Arming Big Brother can be obtained from: The Transnational Institute, please send an e-mail to: wilbert@tni.org with your request.

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