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• Critical Infrastructure Protection

  9 June 2008
  The Justice and Home Affairs Council 5-6 June has reached political agreement on a Commission proposal for a Directive on the identification and designation of European Critical Infrastructure (ECI) and the assessment of the need to improve their protection. The entry into force of the Directive is envisaged before the end of 2008.

• Protection des infrastructures critiques

  9 juin 2008
  Le Conseil « Justice et affaires intérieures » des 5 et 6 juin est parvenu à un accord politique sur une proposition de directive, présentée par la Commission, concernant le recensement et le classement des infrastructures critiques européennes (ICE) ainsi que l’évaluation de la nécessité d’améliorer leur protection. Cette directive devrait entrer en vigueur avant la fin de l’année 2008.

• Europol to become EU agency in 2010

  23 April 2008
  Police coordination centre in The Hague to join family of EU bodies.

• Europol deviendra une agence de l’Union en 2010

  23 avril 2008
  Le centre de coordination policière siégeant à la Haye fera désormais partie de la famille des organismes de l’Union.

• Eurobarometer survey reveals that EU citizens are not yet fully aware of their rights on data protection

  22 April 2008
  A recent Eurobarometer survey shows that 64% of EU citizens are concerned about data protection issues and feel that awareness and information on these topics are not yet satisfactory. Data controllers in private companies generally agree that the requirements of the data protection law are necessary in order to guarantee a high level of protection for consumers and the fundamental rights of citizens. However, half of them believe that legislation cannot cope with the increasing amount of personal information being exchanged.

• Selon l’enquête Eurobaromètre, les citoyens de l’UE ne connaissent pas encore pleinement leurs droits en matière de protection des données

  22 avril 2008
  Une enquête Eurobaromètre récente montre que 64 % des citoyens européens sont préoccupés par les questions de protection des données et qu’ils estiment que la prise de conscience et les informations dans ce domaine laissent encore à désirer. La plupart des responsables du traitement dans les entreprises privées considèrent qu’il faut des normes légales de protection des données pour garantir un niveau élevé de protection des consommateurs et les droits fondamentaux des citoyens. Toutefois, la moitié d’entre eux pensent que la législation ne peut faire face au volume croissant d’informations personnelles échangées.

• Eurobarometer survey measures perceptions amongst European data controllers

  22 April 2008
  National laws on data protection demand good data management practices on the part of the entities that process data: the «data controllers». These include the obligation to process data fairly and in a secure manner, and to use personal data for well-defined and legitimate purposes. National laws also guarantee a series of rights for data subjects.

• Conclusions of the Conference ’Participation of young people with fewer opportunities’, held in Brussels on 3 & 4 March 2008

  27 March 2008
  The conference ’Participation of young people with fewer opportunities’ focused on participation in society of socio-economically deprived young people in Europe. The workshops of the conference dealt with peer-learning, youth workers, ethnic minorities and migrants, homeless young people.

• Proposal for the Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2008

  26 March 2008

• Commission presents its vision for an integrated border management in the 21st century

  25 March 2008
  The Commission on 13 February 2008 set out its vision of how to develop the EU’s external border management system. These consist of a mix of concrete measures (on the FRONTEX Agency and on control of maritime borders) and longer term reflections on ways of recording entry and exit of third country nationals. This approach will ensure that the integrity of the Schengen area is preserved, while keeping the crossing of the external border as simple as possible for third country nationals fulfilling the entry conditions.

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