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EU: Council of Europe: Report of the Group of Wise Persons to the Committee of Ministers on the long-term effectiveness of the ECHR control mechanism
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UK: Court victory for Fairford protesters
The House of Lords Appeal Court ruled that the police were were wrong to detain two coachloads of 120 people on their way to protest at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in March 2003. Their lawyer Read More
EU: German Council Presidency
- Council meetings timetable (pdf) - Provisional agendas for Council of ministers meetings - Justice and Home Affairs, pages 24-30 (pdf) - Programme on Police and Judicial Co-operationa (pdf) Read More
EU: Commission Communication on: The Global Approach to Migration one year on: Towards a comprehensive European migration policy
Communication (COM (2006) 735, pdf) Read More
EU: European Data Protection Supervisor Opinion on Common Consular Instructions
Common Consular Instructions (pdf) The EDPS underlines that it is a political decision rather than a purely technical one to determine from which age fingerprints shall be collected. This should not be based entirely on Read More
Portugal: Renditions: Authorities accused of not cooperating with EP committee as details surface of more Guántanamo flights
Socialist MEP Ana María Gomes, who is active in the European Parliament inquiry (TDIP) into the use of European countries in CIA rendition flights, submitted a new list that includes details of 94 suspected rendition Read More
EU: Council Presidency: Report on the review of The Hague Programme
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EU: Council and Commission knew of US “Automated Targeting System” since September 2005
Council Presidency admits that the Council of the European Union (25 governments) and the European Commission have known about the US's "Automated Targeting System" (ATS) profiling all visitors since "September 2005": Full-text of EU Presidency Read More
EU: Visas, trafficking and policing football matches documentation (update)
- Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (as at 20 December 2006, pdf) - Read More
EU: Commission Communication on: Reinforcing the management of the European Union’s Southern Maritime Borders
Communication (COM (2006) 733 final, pdf) Read More