012 — Statewatch

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1.    EU: Stockholm Programme: List of texts adopted  2010-2012
2.    EU: Consolidated versions of the Treaty on the European Union and TFEU
3.    EU: Meijers Committee: General Data Protection Regulation and personal data in judicial co-operation in criminal matters and police co-operation
4.    POLAND: The Rebirth of Radical Nationalism: Welcome back to the 30s
5.    EU: European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS): EDPS: greater accountability of EU institutions and bodies
6.    EU: European Parliament study: Europe‚s Crime-Terror Nexus: Links between terrorist and organised crime groups
7.    EU–KOSOVO: A damning audit on the EU in Kosovo
9.    EU: G6+1 Ministerial meeting
10.  Lampedusa‚s cemetery Statement by mayor of Lampedusa
11.  EU: European Commission: Local Schengen Cooperation during the first two years of  Visa Code
12.  UK: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill
13.  CoE: Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data
14.  EU: Council of the European Union: European Investigation Order
15.  EU: Statewatch Analysis: The Common European Asylum System: State-of-play
16.  EU: NEW CIVIL-MILITARY INITIATIVE NEEDED
17.  EU: European Data Protection Supervisor: EDPS: responsibility in the Cloud should not be up in the air
18.  EU-GREECE: Press release: Andrej Hunko, Member of the Left Party parliamentary group in the Bundestag
19.  UK: Home Office exhibition ensures police, security and military firms are kept away from prying eyes
20.  EU: Council of the European Union: Implementation of mutual recognition to judgements
21.  EU: Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime
22.  EU: STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME MID-TERM REVIEW
23.  EU: Council of the European Union: DUBLIN III
24.  EU: Council of the European Union: Visa lists & Asylum Procedures
25.  EU: Council of the European Union: 29 Measures: COSI, “illegal” immigration & Pre-frontier intelligence “picture” & Joint patrolling

1.  EU: Stockholm Programme: List of texts adopted by the Council of the European Union in the ASFJ: 2010-2012 (Word file, 53 pages)
012/nov/CSL-StockholmEvaluation-ListDocuments-ST15921-AD01.EN12.DOC

2. EU: Consolidated versions of the Treaty on the European union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ, 423 pages, 26010-12)
012/nov/eu-consolidated-lisbon-treaty-oj-oct-12.pdf

3.  EU: Meijers Committee: Note on the proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation and the proposal for a Directive on the protection of personal data in the area of judicial co-operation in criminal matters and police co-operation (COM(2012) 9,10 and 11):
012/nov/eu-meijers-committee-dp.pdf

“The Meijers Committee emphasizes that the adoption of a new legislative framework protecting the rights of individuals with regard to the processing of their personal data should be complemented with a comprehensive data protection policy within the EU. This means that new measures extending the collection, processing, and use of personal data, such as the Smart Borders Project and the extended use of personal data for the purpose of law enforcement, should be critically reviewed, assessing both the necessity and added value of these measures, as the possible risks and impact for fundamental rights of citizens.”

4.  POLAND: The Rebirth of Radical Nationalism: Welcome back to the 30s (libcom.org, link):
http://libcom.org/library/rebirth-radical-nationalism-welcome-back-30%E2%80%99s

5.  EU: European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS): EDPS: greater accountability of EU institutions and bodies and involvement of DPOs for better data protection (Press release): 012/nov/eu-edps-accountability-prel.pdf

and Opinion: 012/nov/eu-edps-accountability-opinion.pdf

6. EU: European Parliament study: Europe‚s Crime-Terror Nexus: Links between terrorist and organised crime groups in the European Union: 
012/nov/ep-study-crime-terrorism.pdf

7. EU–KOSOVO: A damning audit on the EU in Kosovo (European Voice, link): The failure of the Eulex mission has resulted in:
http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/a-damning-audit-on-the-eu-in-kosovo-/75627.aspx?bPrint=1

“near-complete inaction on high-level corruption and organised crime has consolidated a ten-year tradition of impunity. And some inexplicable mistakes have objectively strengthened the leading faction of Kosovo’s elite, which could thus spread its influence so pervasively across the institutions that Kosovo is now at risk of state capture, as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently noted.”

Background: Press release: Rule of law assistance to Kosovo not sufficiently effective:
012/nov/eu-eca-kosovo-prel.pdf

Report by the European Court of Auditors: European Union Assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law: 
012/nov/eu-eca-report-kosovo.pdf

9.  EU: G6+1 Ministerial meeting: Readout of Secretary Napolitano‚s Visit to London: Day 2 (US Homeland Security, link):
012/11/21/readout-secretary-napolitano%E2%80%99s-visit-london-day-2

The G6 is comprised of the Interior Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom, the +1 is the USA: “Over the past year, the Department of Homeland Security, Europol, and EU partners have exchanged information on U.S. and EU based fusion center best practices, countering violent extremism” See UK government statement March, 2009: which said that in future the proceedings would be kept secret: “No formal conclusions would be issued after meetings”:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2009/sep/g6-meetings-hoc-answer.pdf

10.  Lampedusa‚s cemetery (link) Statement by mayor of Lampedusa, here is an abstract:
012/11/_lampedusas_cemetery.html

„I‚m outraged by the normalcy that seemed to have spread to everyone like contagion. I am scandalised by the silence of Europe that has just received the Nobel Peace Prize and yet is staying silent in the face of a massacre that has the numbers of a true war. I‚m becoming more convinced that European policy on immigration considers this offering of human lives to be a way to restrict the flows of people, or maybe a deterrent‰

11. EU: European Commission: Report on the functioning of Local Schengen Cooperation during the first two years of implementation of the Visa Code (COM 648-12)
012/nov/eu-com-schegen-visa-code-report-com-648-12.pdf

and Communication on: Implementation and development of the common visa policy to spur growth in the EU (COM 649-12):
012/nov/eu-com-s-visa-code-report-com-649-12.pdf

12.  UK: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny: Justice and Security Bill
012/nov/uk-jhr-just-sec-bill.pdf

See also: Statewatch analysis: UK: Government‚s „secret justice‰ Bill widely condemned
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/no-201-uk-secret-justice.pdf

13.  CoE: Consultative Committee of the Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data: (T-PD): Final document on the modernisation of Convention 108:012/nov/coe-dp-convention-108.pdf

14.  EU: Council of the European Union: European Investigation Order: Initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Estonia, the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Slovenia and the Kingdom of Sweden for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters. Discussion on the Council’s position: 
012/nov/eu-council-eio-16120-12.pdf

15.  EU: Statewatch Analysis: The Common European Asylum System: State-of-play by Steve Peers, Professor of Law, Law School, University of Essex:
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/no-204-asylum-procedures.pdf

16.  EU: NEW CIVIL-MILITARY INITIATIVE NEEDED: Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers and Ministers of Defence of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain – Paris, 15 November 2012: 012/nov/eu-military-plan.pdf

New initiative on crisis management and civil-military interface for use externally also has implications for internal policies begging the question of whether “crisis management” should be under civil or military control: “The particular strength of the Common Security and Defence Policy lies in the comprehensive approach to crisis management. By mobilising all its civilian and military instruments, the European Union must be able to deal with complex, multi-actor and multidimensional crises, while at the same time increase the efficiency of its missions and operations.”

See also: Five EU countries call for new military ‘structure’ (euobserver, link)
http://euobserver.com/defence/118226

17.  EU: European Data Protection Supervisor: EDPS: responsibility in the Cloud should not be up in the air (Press release)
012/nov/eu-edps-cloud-computing-prel.pdf

and Opinion: 012/nov/eu-edps-cloud-computing-opinion.pdf 

“Peter Hustinx, EDPS, says: “Cloud computing can bring enormous benefits to individuals and organisations alike but it must also provide an adequate level of protection. Currently, many cloud customers, including members of social media, have little influence over the terms and conditions of the service offered by cloud providers. We must ensure that the cloud service providers do not avoid taking responsibility and that cloud customers are able to fulfil their data protection obligations. The complexity of cloud computing technology does not justify any lowering of data protection standards.”

18.  EU-GREECE: Press release: Andrej Hunko, Member of the Left Party parliamentary group in the Bundestag and Member of the Parliamentary Assemblyof the Council of Europe : The EU is becoming complicit in racism and fascism in Greece:
012/nov/eu-greece-racism-prel-hunko.pdf

“„The European Union is supporting the Greek government‚s inhuman migration policy by funding detention facilities. Racist crackdowns are connected to political pressure from Germany for fewer refugees to be allowed to enter the Schengen area,‰ said Andrej Hunko, Member of the Bundestag, in response to information provided by the German government about the EU‚s financial support for Greece.”

19. UK: Home Office exhibition ensures police, security and military firms are kept away from prying eyes:
012/nov/uk-ho-exhibition.htm

The UK Home Office has begun promoting its 2013 Security & Policing Exhibition, a high-profile event aimed at “police, law enforcement and security professionals who are tasked with security, civil protection and National Resilience,” and has a “strict visitors criteria” which “enables exhibitors to display products which would be too sensitive to show in a more open environment.”

20. EU: Council of the European Union: Implementation of Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008 of the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgements and probation decisions with a view to the supervision measures and alternative sanctions: 
012/nov/eu-council-implem-judgments-7334-rev1-12.pdf

21.  EU: Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ): 012/nov/eu-oj-victims.pdf

22. EU: STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME MID-TERM REVIEW: Council of the European Union: Stockholm Programme mid-term review (15921-12):
012/nov/eu-council-stockholm-mid-review-15921-12.pdf

23. EU: Council of the European Union: DUBLIN III: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person [First reading] (15957-12):
012/nov/eu-council-dublin-III-15957-12.pdf

24. EU: Council of the European Union: Visa lists & Asylum Procedures

– VISA LISTS possible deal: Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirementxx (15910-12, pdf)
012/nov/eu-council-visa-lists-deal-15910-12.pdf

– ASYLUM PROCEDURES: Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection status (Recast) [First reading] (15869-12, 305 pages Multi-column document: Commission proposal, EP position, Council position, possible “compromises”:012/nov/eu-council-asylum-proced-multi-col-15869-12.pdf

25. EU: Council of the European Union: 29 Measures: COSI, “illegal” immigration & Pre-frontier intelligence “picture” & Joint patrolling

– “ILLEGAL” IMMIGRATION: COSI: 29 measures for reinforcing the protection of the external borders and combating illegal immigration. Progress report on the achievements of the project groups (15905-12) Includes: Measure 4 (“joint patrols”, led by ES), Measure 6 (“information exchange” led by BE), Measure 12 (“common pre-frontier intelligence picture (CPIP)” led by PL), Measure 16 (“sharing info modus operandi networks, FADO”, led by ES): 
012/nov/eu-council-cosi-ill-imm-15905-12.pdf

Background on Measure 6: Final report and recommendations of Project Group “Measure 6” (7942-rev2-11): Detailed information:
012/nov/eu-council-29-measures-measure-6-frontex-7942-rev2-11.pdf

– INTELLIGENCE PICTURE: Follow up to the final report on Measure 12 (15908-12): “„to create a Common prefrontier intelligence picture in order to provide the Coordination Centres with pre-frontier information provided by Member States, Frontex and third countries.”:
012/nov/eu-council-ext-borders-imm-intel-cosi-15908-12.pdf

– JOINT PATROLLING: State of play of COSI project group implementing one of the “29 measures for reinforcing the protection of the external borders and combating illegal immigration”: “Measure 4”. FINAL REPORT): “The objective of this Project Group “Measure 4” is: “To improve operational cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, in order to improve joint patrolling on land and at sea, upon consent of the Member State concerned, return, and collection and exchange of relevant information within the applicable legal framework, and other effective preventive measures in the field of border management and illegal immigration.” The Beneficiaries are listed as: “Third countries: Libya (Tripoli and Bengasi) and possibly Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt,”
012/nov/eu-council-cosi-29-measures-joint-patrolling-15906-12.pdf

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