Ireland - Irlande

Articles

• Migrants’ Experiences of Racism and Xenophobia in 12 EU Member States

  4 February 2008, by European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
  This pilot study on migrants’ experiences of discrimination is based on country studies conducted between 2002 and 2005 in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and UK. According to the study in all these countries migrants subjectively experience discriminatory practices to a significant extent.

• Cohesion policy 2007-2013: Commission approves first cross-border cooperation programmes

  25 September 2007, by European Commission
  The Commission has adopted a first batch of four cross-border programmes under the new cohesion policy 2007-2013. The programmes concern Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Commission expects to validate about 50 programmes on EU internal cross-border cooperation over the coming months, involving all Member States.

• Crimes racistes en augmentation dans 8 pays européens au moins

  10 septembre 2007, par Parlement européen
  La lutte contre le racisme, une lutte de longue haleine Les données manquent cruellement. Pourtant, parmi les 11 bons élèves européens qui comptabilisent les crimes racistes perpétrés sur leur territoire, 8 ont enregistré, l’année dernière, une augmentation des incidents xénophobes. C’est ce qui ressort du premier rapport publié par la toute nouvelle Agence des Droits Fondamentaux, et présenté lundi en commission des libertés civiles. Selon les mots du rapport, « la violence et les crimes racistes restent une maladie sociale grave à travers l’Europe »

• Council of Europe: Reports on racism in Azerbaijan, Finland, Ireland and Monaco

  20 June 2007, by Conseil de l’Europe
  On 24.05.2007 the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released four new reports examining racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Azerbaijan, Finland, Ireland and Monaco. According to ECRI although there occurred positive developments in all of these four countries, still there are continuing grounds for concern for the Commossion. The reports form part of a third monitoring cycle of Council of Europe member states? laws, policies and practices aimed at combating racism.

• Recent examples of enforcement actions carried out by data protection authorities

  9 May 2006, by Article 29 Group
  This comparative report gives brief examples of enforcement measures against breaches of data privacy protection rules in the member states. It shows high levels of variability in terms of penalties (ie minimal fines as in Germany and stiffer penalties elsewhere). Financial penalties are often so low as a percentage of the gain made by the infringer that they are not a deterrent. The compensation to the ‘victim’ can often be trivial and meaningless. There is also variance in what member states focus on when looking into enforcement, The most common areas are health, insurance, tax and payment of telephone bills. The UK looked at police data.

• The «War on Terror»: lessons from Ireland

  7 November 2005, by Hillyard Paddy
  Marx made many comments about history. But one particular comment is important when reflecting upon the current war on terror. He pointed out that history repeats itself, first as tragedy and second as farce. This is an apt description for the current racketing-up of the anti-terror legislation by the United Kingdom parliament. It conveniently ignores the 105 odd «Acts of Coercion» in Ireland in the nineteenth century, which did little to quell the dissent and led eventually to the granting of independence. It tragically ignores the Special Powers Act, the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Acts and the Prevention of Terrorism Acts of the twentieth century. Most of these anti-terrorist measures were counterproductive. Many of the actions taken simply served to increase the levels of violence and alienation and prolonged the conflict before a political settlement rather than a military defeat could be obtained. Now history repeats itself as farce.

• Ireland shelves biometric chip passport plans

  31 October 2005, by Millar Scott
  Short article detailing Irish plans to postpone the introduction of biometric ID cards, in light of possible revision of American Patriot Act. It is possible that the ‘very secure digitised photograph’ incorporated in the new Irish passport will satisfy American visa waiver requirements. Irish concerns about the use of biometric data in passports focused on issues of privacy and security of data.

• Counter-Terrorist Law and Emergency Powers in the United Kingdom 1922 - 2000

  27 December 2004, by Donohue Laura K.
  The British military involvement in Northern Ireland is well described in this book. The author emphasizes the relationship between measures of exception on the one hand and military and police practices on the other in the so-called «troubles in Northern Ireland».

• La participation des militaires à la sécurité intérieure : Royaume-Uni et Irlande du Nord

  20 December 2004, by Bigo Didier
  This reports deals, among other themes, with the relation between the involvement of the military on the national territory and the practices that prevail in external operation.