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[Mirco da Silva]

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*Statewatch News Online, 24 September 2008 (17/08)
*Home page: http://www.statewatch.org

<http://www.statewatch.org/>*The Shape of Things to Come - EU Future Group*:
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/the-shape-of-things-to-come.pdf
12, 688 copies downloaded (by 24 September)

*Observatory on the EU Future Group*:
http://www.statewatch.org/future-group.htm

1. EU-USA: ESTA (Electronic System of Travel Authorisation) exchange of
letters
2. EU: MIGREUROP: No to the deportation agreements
3 SWEDEN: Ahmed Agiza "rendered" by US agents from Sweden
4. EU: ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS REGULATION: Latest
5. FOI: Updated: Overview of all 86 FOIA Countries by Roger Vleugels
6. AI: Security and Human Rights: Counter-Terrorism and the UN
7. UK-COE: Human rights report on asylum-seekers and immigrants
8. Danes face jail for 'terrorism' T-shirts
9. EU: FINGER-PRINTING CHILDREN
11. EU: Brussels urged to take 'closer look' at NGOs
12. EU-ECJ: Mandatory data retention challenge
13. EU opens migration centre in Mali
14. GIHR: Human Rights at the EU?s common external maritime border
15. EU: STATEWATCH REPORT: The Shape of Things to Come
16. ITALY: European Commission Standpoint
17. FRANCE: French cabinet row over 'Big Sister' database
18. ITALY: Italian minister pays homage to fascist troops
19. EU: Latest draft: European Pact on Immigration and Asylum
20. UK: Our obsession with crime is crushing our freedoms
21. France/Romania: Ratification of agreement to increase repatriations
22. EU-FOI: European Ombudsman Open Letter to Commissioner Wallstrom
23. UK: Pressure to deport foreign national prisoners
24. Statewatch: EU implementation of UN Security Council's 'terrorist list'
25. Switzerland: Parliament approves use of Tasers in deportations
26. Spain: Illegal database held by local police in Sada (Galicia)
27. EP: Commission proposal for a Directive on: Universal service and
users? rights
28. EU: Red Cross-EU Office: European Commission Policy Plan on Asylum
29. EU: JUSTICE & HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL, Brussels, 25 September
30. ITALY-EU: Italy risks legal battle over expulsion of EU citizens
31. EU: EP: Combatting terrorism/Protection of personal data

1. EU-USA: Exchange of letters show that the USA wants an agreement with
the EU signed in December 2008 on the US ESTA (Electronic System of
Travel Authorisation) system while the US side fails to answer derailed
questions on privacy and protection. EU Commissioner Barrot wrote to
Michael Chertoff, Head of US Homeland Security on 8 September 2008:
Full-text of letter to Chertoff:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-usa-esta-barrot-chertoff.pdf

This says that the EU wrote to the US on 4 August but that the reply of
29 August "fails to answer any of the specific questions we asked". The
reply from Chertoff, on 15 September 2008: Full text of Chertoff reply:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-usa-chertoff-to-barrot.pdf

says that while they are "committed" to privacy:

/"the data we gather under US law from those seeking to enter the United
States is not subject to negotiation."

/The Chertoff response then refers to the EU-US "High Level Contact
Group" on data protection and exchange as providing the solution and the
matter should be resolved "in time for our signing an agreement when you
come to Washington in December".

Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, comments:

/"This is typical of the EU-US relationship. The US lays down the law
and expects the EU to comply and if it does not then - as on visas - the
US simply negotiates behind its back with individual Member States. The
idea that the High Level Contact Group report could provide privacy and
data protection to EU citizens is simply nonsense as the ACLU has observed."

/Letter from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the European
Parliament: Full-text of ACLU letter:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/jul/eu-us-aclu-ep-letter.pdf

EU-US: Final Report by EU-US High Level Contact Group on information
sharing and privacy and personal data protection:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/jun/eu-usa-data-sharing-privacy-hlg-9831-08.pdf

Background: United States Plans New Travel Procedures for 27 Countries
(US EU Mission, link):
http://useu.usmission.gov/Article.asp?ID=6B967862-42D6-4412-9882-3E2414217C4B

Known as ESTA (Electronic System of Travel Authorisation). An
application to travel to the USA has to be made and authorisation given
prior to boarding a plane or boat.

This will apply to the EU countries currently included in the Visa
Waiver Programme who are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In addition, the
following are being considered for inclusion at a later date include
Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Malta
- all of whom have signed MOUs with the USA.

The ESTA form asks about health, any criminal record including those
"involving moral turpitude or a violation related to a controlled
substance" (whether spent or not under EU law), whether you are seeking
"entry to engage in criminal or immoral activities" and whether you have
ever been involved in espionage, sabotage or terrorism.

2. EU: MIGREUROP: No to the deportation agreements (link):
http://www.migreurop.org/article1304.html

Presentation at the World Social Forum on Migrations, Madrid, 11-14 Sept
2008 with the following participants :Migreurop network, AME (Mali),
Group 484 (Serbia), Legal Clinic (Bulgaria), HCA/RLAP (Turkey), Halina
Niec Human Rights Association (Poland), MRAP (France), AMDH (Morocco),
SOMIM (Portugal), Statewatch (UK) plus: No to expulsion agreements:

?Campaign Kit?:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/no-to-expulsion-agreements-kit.pdf

Access to detention camps (link):
http://www.migreurop.org/article1303.html

Presentation at the World Social Forum on Migrations, Madrid, 11-14 Sept
2008 with the following participants: Migreurop Network, Kisa (Cyprus),
Legal Clinic (Bulgaria), HCA/RLAP (Turkey), Andalusia Acoge (Spain),
APDHA (Spain), Cimade (France), SOLIM (Portugal), Fasti (France), Halina
Niec Human Rights Association (Poland) plus: Detention centres: Campaign
for the right of access: Campaign Kit:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/kit-right-of-accesst.pdf

3 SWEDEN: Ahmed Agiza "rendered" by US agents from Sweden - although
still in prison in Egypt - to get compensation. Ahmed Agiza, one of the
two Egyptians who was "rendered" from Bromma airport by US agents, with
the assistance by the Swedish secret service (security police) to Egypt,
and there tortured and sentenced to 25 years (later changed to 15 years)
prison, is to get approximately 330,000 euro in damages from the Swedish
state. He is still in prison, and had demanded 35.000.000 Swedish crowns
(about 4.000.000 euro) in damages, but now the Chancellor of Justice has
come to an agreement with his lawyer to accept 330.000 euro. Background:

a. Sweden: Expulsions carried out by US agents, men tortured in Egypt:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/may/12sweden.htm

b. Full-transcript of "The broken promise", TV4, Monday 17 May 2004:
Transcript:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/may/Sweden.pdf

c. Ambassador's report: Report (in Swedish, 1.32 MB):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2004/may/Ambassadrapport.pdf

d. UN report:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/nov/sweden-UN-decision-M-Alzery.pdf

4. EU: ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS REGULATION: Outcome of Proceedings: Procedure
to be followed for the review of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-access-13002-08.pdf

The Swedish delegation wrote to all the Permanent Representations asking
that the proposal be examined by an ad hoc working party set up
specifically for that purpose. It pointed out that "as constituted at
present the Working Party on Information had neither the expertise nor
the time necessary for the examination of the proposal". Moreover:

/"as a general rule it was not appropriate for the same authority both
to chair the body responsible for the preparation of a legal act (the
Council General Secretariat in the present case) and to implement that
act (the Council). "

/This was an attempt to shift the lead role in setting the agenda and
conducting negotiations from the Council's permanent General Secretariat
to the Council Presidency (ie: a member state government). Though the
Antici Group did not agree to set up an ad hoc working party it did take
overall control away from the Council General Secretariat - decisions on
contacts and consultations would be agreed jointly by the Council
Presidency and the Chair of the Working Party on Information and that
negotiations with the European Parliament would be conducted by the
Chair of COREPER (the Head of the permanent Brussels-based
representation of the member state holding the Council Presidency).

Note: The Antici Group (named after its Italian founder) is made up of
assistants to the Permanent Representatives and a Commission
representative, a member of the Secretary-General's Private Office and a
member of the Council Legal Service. The Group is responsible for
deciding on the organisation of Coreper II proceedings. The meeting,
which usually takes place on the afternoon before Coreper, is chaired by
the Presidency 'Antici'.

5. Freedom of Information: Updated, final version: Overview of all 86
FOIA Countries by Roger Vleugels:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/foi-overview-86-countries-sep-2008.pdf

6. Amnesty International: Security and Human Rights: Counter-Terrorism
and the UN (link, pdf):
http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/IOR40/019/2008/en/7c2b7a4d-7a71-11dd-8e5e-43ea85d15a69/ior400192008en.pdf

/"counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices have eroded human
rights protections as governments claim the security of some can only be
achieved by violating the rights of others."

/7. UK-COE: Commissioner Hammarberg releases human rights report on
asylum-seekers and immigrants:
Press release:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/uk-coe-migrants-08-prel.pdf

Full-text of Memorandum:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/uk-coe-migrants-08.pdf

See: Asylum rules 'risk human rights' (BBC link):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7624395.stm

/"Yarl's Wood detention centre was visited by the commissioner this
year. Changes to Britain's asylum and immigration controls could breach
human rights, a European watchdog has warned"

/8. Danes face jail for 'terrorism' T-shirts (euobserver, link):
http://euobserver.com/9/26774

9. EU: FINGER-PRINTING CHILDREN: Civil Liberties Committee votes for
finger-printing children from the age of 12 and above for EU passports
(EP press release):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-passports-fingerprinting-children-12-ep-prel.pdf

and Press release from Sarah Ludford MEP (ALDE):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-passports-fingerprinting-children-12.pdf

MEPs reject fingerprinting of 6 year olds (pdf). This decision puts the
European Parliament on a collision course with the Council (27
governments) who want the age to be six years old and above (some
governments want it lower still) - the measure is subject to
co-decision. Six years old was accepted by the Civil Liberties Committee
rapporteur but rejected by the Committee. If accepted by the EP plenary
session this would put the age of finger-printing children the same for
EU passports and for EU visas. Background: The fingerprinting of
children for inclusion on the Eurodac database (asylum applicants) is
set at 14 years old.

Statewatch first raised this issue to public attention in July 2006: EU
states will be free to fingerprint children from day one of their life
as soon as it is technologically possible:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/jul/08fingerprinting-children.htm

when Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, commented:

/"All the discussions by EU governments in the Council about the age at
which children should be subject to compulsory fingerprinting are based
on the technological possibilities - not on the moral and political
questions of whether it is right or desirable"

/and EU: Fingerprinting of children - the debate goes on:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/aug/02eu-fingerprinting-children.htm

10. EU-ECRIS: European Data Protection Supervisor: European Criminal
Records Information System (ECRIS) (Press release and Opinion):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-edps-ecris-opin.pdf

Commission proposal for ECRIS:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-ecris-com-proposal.pdf

Outcome of first discussions in the Council's Multidisciplinary Group on
Organised Crime - yet another instance where law enforcement agents and
officials will be deciding on the transfer of personal data:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-ecris-proposal-mdg-outcome.pdf

11. EU: Brussels urged to take 'closer look' at NGOs (euactiv, link):
http://www.euractiv.com/en/pa/brussels-urged-take-closer-look-ngos/article-175456

Commission Vice President Siim Kallas told a public hearing on the issue
in the European Parliament that: "Less than 20% of the 334 bodies
included in the register so far are NGOs. "It puzzles me that some NGOs
have not yet registered, and even ones funded by the Commission have not
disclosed their funding sources," Kallas said." Proposed rules for
lobbyists:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/jun/eu-com-lobbyists-proposal-08.pdf

The proposed "Rules" include an obligation to:

/"ensure that, to the best of their knowledge, information which they
provide is unbiased, complete, up-to-date and not misleading"

/Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, comments: /"What does "unbiased" mean?
Is a Commission press release "biased" because it presents its point of
view? Or is any point of view that disagrees with it biased?"

/12. EU-ECJ: Mandatory data retention challenge: European civil
liberties groups lodge objection to the EU's Data Retention Directive
with the European Court of Justice: (Full-text of submission to the
ECJ): http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-datret-ecj-brief.pdf

saying that the Directive breaches a fundamental right to privacy in the
European Convention on Human Rights. 43 civil liberties groups from
across the EU including Statewatch have submitted an intervention
supporting Ireland's case to have the Directive repealed.

13. EU opens migration centre in Mali: "Outpost watchtower of Fortress
Europe" (link):
http://www.mo.be/index.php?id=63&tx_uwnews_pi2[art_id]=22256&cHash=42ad1fb1d5

<http://www.mo.be/index.php?id=63&tx_uwnews_pi2%5Bart_id%5D=22256&cHash=42ad1fb1d5>/"Next
October 6th, the European Union (EU) will open a Centre for Migration in
Bamako, the capital of Mali. Refugee organizations strongly criticise
this ?Centre d?Information et de Gestion de Migrations? (Cigem) even
before it has become fully operational. They call it an ?outpost
watchtower of Fortress Europe?. "

/14. German Institute for Human Rights: Human Rights at the EU?s common
external maritime border: Recommendations to the EU legislature:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-frontex-gihr.pdf

/"A usual summer in the Mediterranean: thousands of deaths and cases of
refoulement. Thousands of migrants ­ some only looking for a better life
in Europe, some in need of international protection ­ leave the North
and West African coasts."

/15. EU: SPECIAL STATEWATCH REPORT: The Shape of Things to Come by Tony
Bunyan:
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/the-shape-of-things-to-come.pdf

The EU is currently developing a new five year strategy for justice and
home affairs and security policy for 2009-2014. The proposals set out by
the shadowy "Future Group" set up by the Council of the European Union
include a range of highly controversial measures including new
technologies of surveillance, enhanced cooperation with the United
States and harnessing the "digital tsunami". In the words of the EU
Council presidency:

/"Every object the individual uses, every transaction they make and
almost everywhere they go will create a detailed digital record. This
will generate a wealth of information for public security organisations,
and create huge opportunities for more effective and productive public
security efforts."

/Seven years on from 11 September 2001 and the launch of the "war on
terrorism" this major new report The Shape of Things to come (60 pages)
examines the proposals of the Future Group and their effect on civil
liberties. It shows how European governments and EU policy-makers are
pursuing unfettered powers to access and gather masses of personal data
on the everyday life of everyone ­ on the grounds that we can all be
safe and secure from perceived ?threats?.

The Statewatch report calls for a ?meaningful and wide-ranging debate?
before it is ?too late? for privacy and civil liberties. The report also
contains four Case Studies: 1) the "digital tsunami" and the
surveillance state; 2) The "convergence principle"; 3) Privacy and data
protection; 4) EU-US area of cooperation.

Press release:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/the-shape-of-things-to-come-prel.pdf
Eight page Conclusions:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/the-shape-of-things-to-come-conclusions.pdf

16. ITALY: European Commission Standpoint Fails to Address
Discriminatory Nature of Fingerprinting in Italy: two leading human
rights groups asked the European Commission (press release):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/italy-roma-osi-prel.pdf

Full-text of letter:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/italy-roma-osi.pdf

Background (link): http://www.errc.org/cikk.php?cikk=2958

/"In a letter to European Commissioner Jacques Barrot, the European Roma
Rights Centre (ERRC) and the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI)
expressed concern that the EC was endorsing Italy's plan to forcibly
fingerprint all Roma living in the country. The groups noted that such
fingerprinting would be a form of discrimination because it targets
people based solely on their ethnicity."

/17. FRANCE: French cabinet row over 'Big Sister' database (Daily
Telegraph, link):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2706861/French-cabinet-row-over-Big-Sister-database.html

"An embarrassing row has erupted within the French cabinet over a
controversial "Big Sister" database in which the intelligence services
will store details on millions of citizens, including their health,
social life or sexual orientation" and French revolt over Edvige:
Nicolas Sarkozy's Big Brother spy computer (Times, link):
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4703054.ece

18. ITALY: Italian minister pays homage to fascist troops (Guardian, link):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/09/italy/print

/"Italy's defence minister yesterday paid tribute to fascist soldiers
who fought in Italy alongside German troops during the second world war,
inflaming a row prompted on Sunday when Rome's mayor refused to condemn
fascism as evil."

/19. EU: French Council Presidency: Latest draft: European Pact on
Immigration and Asylum (3 September, 2008):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-european-pact-on-immigration-and-asylum.pdf

20. UK: Our obsession with crime is crushing our freedoms by Henry
Porter (Observer, link):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/07/justice.police/print

21. France/Romania: Ratification of agreement to increase repatriations
of unaccompanied minors underway:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/06france-romania.htm

22. EU-FOI: European Ombudsman Open Letter to Commissioner Wallstrom
(European Voice) on access to EU documents:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/05omb-letter-ev-access.htm

/ "You defend the Commission?s new definition of ?document? by
explaining that documents drawn up by the institutions are documents as
soon as they have been sent to their recipients or otherwise registered.
But in fact, the Commission?s proposal does not say ?sent to their
recipients?, but ?formally transmitted to one or more recipients? (my
emphasis)."

/See for full background and documentation: EU-FOI: Statewatch's:
Observatory on access to EU documents: 2008 - 2009:
http://www.statewatch.org/foi/observatory-access-reg-2008-2009.htm

23. UK: Pressure to deport foreign national prisoners by Frances Webber
(IRR, link):
http://www.irr.org.uk/2008/september/ha000007.html

As the drive to deport foreign criminals goes on, Frances Webber, a
leading human rights lawyer, reports on new legislation affecting
foreign national prisoners and their families.

24. Statewatch analysis: EU implementation of UN Security Council's
'terrorist list' breaches fundamental rights - Kadi and Al Barakaat
Foundation asset-freeze unlawful:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/02ECJ-UN-ruling.htm

In a judgment with far-reaching implications the European Court of
Justice has today [3 September 2008] annulled the Council Regulation
freezing the assets of Yassin Abdullah Kadi, a resident of Saudi Arabia,
and the Al Barakaat International Foundation of Sweden, part of the
'Hawala' banking system used by the Somali Diaspora to transfer funds
internationally.

Background: Observatory on "Terrorist" Lists: monitoring, proscription,
designation and asset-freezing:
http://www.statewatch.org/terrorlists/terrorlists.html

25. Switzerland: Parliament approves use of Tasers in deportations In
March, the Swiss parliament approved the use by police of Taser stun
guns when forcibly deporting foreigners from the country:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/03switzerland-tasers.htm

26. Spain: Illegal database held by local police in Sada (Galicia):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/01spain-illegal-database.htm

27. European Parliament: Commission proposal for a Directive on:
Universal service and users? rights relating to electronic
communications networks, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing
of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic
communications sector:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/ep-eprivacy-com-proposal.pdf

Draft report from the EP Internal Market Committee:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/ep-eprivacy-imco-draft-rep.pdf

Opinion of the Civil Liberties Committee (pdf)
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/ep-eprivacy-libe-opinion.pdf

Comments by the European Data Protection Supervisor:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/ep-eprivacy-edps-opinion.pdf

The European Data Protection Supervisor raise the question of whether
Internet Protocol addresses ("IP") are personal data as the Data
Protection Directive and the Privacy Directive apply whenever personal
data are processed:

/"If IP addresses are not deemed personal data, they can be collected
and further processed without the need to fulfil any legal obligation
arising from the two above mentioned Directives. For example, such an
outcome would enable a search engine to store for an indefinite period,
IP addresses assigned to accounts from which, for example, materials
related to specific health conditions (eg: AIDS) have been searched."

/28. EU: Red Cross-EU Office: European Commission Policy Plan on Asylum:
Opinion of the National Red Cross Societies of the Member States of the
European Union and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-red-cross-position-paper-asylum.pdf

29. EU: JUSTICE & HOME AFFAIRS COUNCIL, Brussels, 25 September 2008:
Background Note (French, pdf)
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/eu-jha-background-25-9-08.pdf

30. ITALY-EU: Italy risks legal battle over expulsion of EU citizens
(euobserver, link):
http://euobserver.com/9/26797

/"The Italian government of Silvio Berlusconi risks a legal battle with
the European Commission over the rules on the automatic expulsion of EU
citizens, a part of the so-called security package introduced by Rome
earlier this year."

/EU commissioner Jacques Barrot, in charge of home affairs and justice,
stated on Tuesday (23 September) that the controversial piece of law
"poses problems of compatibility with community law". Roma people
protesting against fingerprinting, which is part of the new Italian
security package. If it is not changed shortly, he warned, the
commission "would launch infringement proceedings as provided for by the
[EU] treaty".

See also: Italy sends troops into Camorra's heartland after mafia
killings of migrants (Guardian, link):
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/24/italy1/print

31. EU: European Parliament: Combatting terrorism/Protection of personal
data: MEPs underline freedom of expression (Press release):
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/ep-prel-terr-23-9-08.pdf

Resolution on the Council Framework Decision amending Framework Decision
2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/ep-resolution-combatting-terr-23-9-08.pdf

Resolution on the draft Council Framework Decision on the protection of
personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial
cooperation in criminal matters:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/sep/ep-resolution-dp-23-9-08.pdf

See:EU makes headway on anti-terror law (euractiv, link):
http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/eu-headway-anti-terror-law/article-175643


By a massive majority, with 600 MEPs in favour and only 21 against plus
39 abstentions the parliament voted to replace "public provocation" by
"public incitement in the proposal to amend the definition of
"terrorism" as this had a clear legal meaning. They also voted
overwhelmingly, 556 in favour to 90 against and 19 abstentions, to
reiterate - for the third time - substantial amendments to the proposed
Framework Decision on the transfer of personal data in police and
judicial matters.

Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, comments:

/"The European Parliament are to be congratulated on the clear stand
they have taken on the definition of terrorism and data protection.

Unfortunately they are only being "consulted" and the Council [EU
governments] can simply ignore their views and those of national
parliaments, data protection authorities and civil society. These two
measures, like hundreds of others adopted since 1993, will form part of
EU law yet they will lack true democratic input and hence any legitimacy."

/Background:

Observatory on data protection in the EU:
http://www.statewatch.org/eu-dp.htm
?White man?s burden?: criminalising free speech:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2008/apr/viewpoint-bh.pdf

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