WP 06 : Accountability, responsibility and transparency in an enlarged Europe

Articles

• Coopération policière européenne et internationale : quelle protection pour les nombreux échanges de données personnelles ?

  2 juillet 2008, par Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés
  Les échanges de données personnelles se multiplient dans le cadre de la coopération policière européenne et internationale. Pourtant force est de constater que cet accroissement ne s’accompagne pas toujours de règles de protection des données personnelles satisfaisantes.

• EDPS reports on EU institutions and bodies’ compliance with their data protection obligations

  21 May 2008, by European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
  On 14 May, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) presented his general report measuring the implementation of Regulation (EC) 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the institutions and bodies of the Community.

• Le CEPD évalue la conformité des institutions et organes européens avec leurs obligations en matière de protection des données

  21 mai 2008, par Contrôleur européen de la protection des données
  Le 14 mai, le Contrôleur européen de la protection des données (CEPD) a présenté son rapport général évaluant la mise en oeuvre du règlement (CE) 45/2001 sur la protection des personnes physiques à l’égard du traitement des données à caractère personnel par les institutions et organes de la Communauté.

• Europol annual report 2008

  20 May 2008, by Europol
  Europol’s annual report on EU TERRORISM AND SITUATION REPORT reveals an increase in terrorist attacks in 2009, with 2007 being associated with separatism; associated arrests of suspects has almost doubled in 12 months; Pakistan based Islamist terrorist attacks on indiscriminate targets are rising along with more deadly explosive devices and recruitment of activists from within target states; Africans form the largest group of arrested suspects, often apprehended with the state concerned; that in the UK animal rights activists are associated with extremism; right wing extermism is on the increase while left wing and anarchist extremism is falling; that those responsible for fraudulent document-type activities are generally older than those associated with violent terrorist activities in the member states, and the number of women assoicated with suicide attacks has risen since 2007

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

  22 April 2008, by European Commission
  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, par European Commission
  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, by European Commission
  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.

• German constitutional challenge on Data Retention

  22 April 2008, by Lodge Juliet
  The complaint challenging the German data retention law in front of the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has become the biggest constitutional case in German history with the submission of more than 34000 signatures backing up the action. The Working Group on Data Retention has also prepared an amicus curiae brief that it wants to submit to the European Court of Justice in the case Ireland vs. the Data Retention Directive and that can be signed by other NGOs.

• Points based system for migrants introduced in UK

  22 April 2008, by UK Prime Minister
  New rules for highly skilled foreign workers are designed to attract the most talented workers to the UK ensuring the country remains a global leader in the fields of finance, business, and technological innovation.

• The factors favouring support for terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists

  21 April 2008, by European Parliament
  The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the own initiative report by Mr. Gérard DEPREZ (EPP-ED, BE), approving a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the factors favouring support for terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists.

• Jihadi Terrorism and the Radicalisation Challenge in Europe

  5 February 2008, by Coolsaet Rik
  In early 2003 Egmont-Royal Institute for International Relations organised a major international conference in Brussels on international terrorism, under the heading ‘Root Causes of International Terrorism’. At that moment the very notion that there existed underlying forces that shaped the context and causes that led to 9/11 looked self-evident to academics, but was still very much a taboo concept in policy circles.

• Protection of Private Data

  30 January 2008, by UK Parliament
  Following the spate, and ongoing disclosures of, sloppy government data security and weak data handling, the UK parliamentary justice committee has issued a damning report.

• Réunion informelle commune des hauts fonctionnaires justice et affaires intérieures (CSIFA et CATS)

  22 janvier 2008, par European Presidency
  En vue de renforcer la lutte anti-terroriste et la coopération à différents niveaux entre les services compétents dans les domaines de la justice et des affaires intérieures, la présidence slovène a organisé, le 17 et 18 janvier 2008 à Ljubljana, une réunion informelle commune avec des hauts fonctionnaires du Comité stratégique sur l’immigration, les frontières et l’asile (CSIFA) et du Comité de coordination pour la coopération policière et judiciaire dans les affaires criminelles – Comité de l’article 36 (CATS).

• Joint SCIFA & CATS Seminar

  22 January 2008, by European Presidency
  The Slovenian Presidency is holding a number of events relating to border controls and measures to combat international organised crime, including JHA meetings. The most recent included a joint seminar of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum and the CATS (Art 36 committee). One of the conclusions (see final paragraph) is that legal responses are needed to deal with technical weaknesses.

• European Data Protection Day - 28 January 2008

  16 January 2008, by European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
  The Member States of the Council of Europe and the European institutions will celebrate Data Protection Day for the second time on 28 January 2008. This date marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108, the first legally binding international instrument related to data protection. The Council of Europe’s website provides for a page dedicated to the event from which you can access - via the country flags list - the various initiatives that have been or will be undertaken across Europe to commemorate Europe’s second Data Protection Day. The EDPS is taking part in these activities.

• Journée européenne de la protection des données le 28 janvier 2008

  16 janvier 2008, par Contrôleur européen de la protection des données
  Les Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe et les institutions européennes célébreront le 28 janvier 2008 la seconde édition de la Journée européenne de la protection des données. Cette date marque l’anniversaire de la Convention 108 du Conseil de l’Europe qui constitue le premier instrument légalement contraignant au niveau international dans le domaine de la protection des données.

• COUNCIL REGULATION on the tests of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

  14 January 2008, by European Commission
  he Council entrusted the Commission with the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 and Decision 2001/886/JHA. The objective of this proposal, and a proposal for a Council Decision on the same subject, is to lay down provisions on the tests to demonstrate that SIS II can work in accordance with the technical and functional requirements set out in the SIS II legal instruments and the non-functional requirements such as robustness, availability and performance.

• Proposition de règlement du Conseil relatif aux essais du système d’information Schengen de deuxième génération (SIS II)

  14 janvier 2008, par European Commission
  Par le règlement (CE) n° 2424/2001 et la décision 2001/886/JAI, le Conseil a chargé la Commission de mettre au point le système d’information Schengen de deuxième génération (SIS II). La présente proposition et la proposition de décision du Conseil sur le même thème ont pour objet d’arrêter des dispositions relatives aux essais, lesquels visent à démontrer que le SIS II peut fonctionner en satisfaisant aux exigences techniques et fonctionnelles définies dans les instruments juridiques relatifs au SIS II, ainsi qu’aux exigences non fonctionnelles telles que la robustesse, la disponibilité et les performances.

• United Kingdom : compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals

  14 January 2008, by UK Government
  The British Government on January 9 2008 stressed that it is fully committed to introduce compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals as well as with a voluntary system for all British citizens, the Prime Minister has said.

• A question of identity becomes a matter of freedom

  24 December 2007, by Lodge Juliet
  The way in which biometric information and especially digitised data can be transmitted across borders without the explicit consent or knowledge of the data subject , the risks of outsourcing and inadequate accountability mechanisms and security architectures for public-private partnerships are examined and criticised in this press article by Juliet Lodge for Challenge

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