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EU-US: NGOs call for clear plan of action to close Guantánamo Bay detention centre
Ahead of the European Union-United States summit in Washington on 30 April, a number of NGOs urged EU leaders to insist on a clear plan of action on the closure of the Guantánamo Bay detention centre.
European Union: Data protection supervisor issues two new opinions
On 11 April, EU Data Protection supervisor Peter Hustinx published an opinion criticizing the Prüm Treaty, an EU treaty on data-sharing related to terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal immigration. In the opinion, he urges for the treaty, currently adopted by seven EU Member States, not to be adopted by the other Member States until EU […]
EU: Parliament demands greater transparency in data exchange with the US
The European Parliament adopted a resolution demanding more transparency on the transfer of financial data to the US authorities through the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). The resolution followed the release of an opinion by the European Data Protection Supervisor on the role of the European Central Bank in the case. The Parliament […]
EU: Parliament adopts final report on secret detentions and renditions
On 14 February, the European Parliament adopted the final report of the “Temporary Committee on the alleged transportation and illegal detention of terrorist suspects by the CIA” (TDIP) in Europe. The report concluded that temporary secret detention facilities might have been located at US military bases in Europe. It also called on the Committee on […]
EU: Parliamentary Committee adopts final report on secret detentions and renditions
On 23 January, the European Parliament’s Temporary Committee adopted its final report on the alleged transportation and illegal detention of terrorist suspects by the CIA in Europe. The report concluded that temporary secret detention facilities might have been located at US military bases in Europe. It also called on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice […]
EU: Court admits Kurdistan Worker’s Party’s challenge
On 18 January, in the case brought on behalf of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) by its leader, Abdullah Öcalan, the European Court of Justice held that PKK could challenge a 2002 decision by the EU Council to include the party on the list of terrorist organizations. A lower court in February 2005 had dismissed […]