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Parliament votes to push forward its agenda on EU-PNR

13 Feb 2015

On February 11th, the European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution in which it commits to work toward finalising, by the end of the year, a directive on EU Passenger Name Records (PNR). Despite serious privacy concerns raised by civil society organisations, discourses privileging the need to reinforce EU anti-terrorism measures seem to have prevailed over European citizens’ fundamental rights.

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Parliament votes to push forward its agenda on EU-PNR
13 Feb 2015
Parliament votes to push forward its agenda on EU-PNR

Leaked: European Parliament long awaited legal study on data retention

7 Jan 2015

Tomorrow morning, the European Parliament legal services will release its long-awaited study on the Court of Justice of the EU’s ruling on the Data Retention Directive. Access obtained a copy of the document, which concludes that the EU’s powers to legislate on data retention matters are now limited.

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Leaked: European Parliament long awaited legal study on data retention
7 Jan 2015
Leaked: European Parliament long awaited legal study on data retention

European commissioner blunders into passenger data debate with little warning

9 Dec 2014

Migration Commissioner Avramopoulos decided not to wait for the opinion of the CJEU on EU-Canada PNR and signaled his desire to quickly reach an agreement on the 2011 passenger data directive.

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European commissioner blunders into passenger data debate with little warning
9 Dec 2014
European commissioner blunders into passenger data debate with little warning
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Meet the EU’s new privacy watchdogs

28 Nov 2014

This week, the conference of presidents of the European Parliament gave its final approval to the appointments of Giovanni Buttarelli and Wojciech Rafa? Wiewiórowski to become the new heads of the European Union Data Protection Authority.

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Meet the EU’s new privacy watchdogs
28 Nov 2014
Meet the EU’s new privacy watchdogs

Wishing “Bon voyage” to PNR agreements in Europe

26 Nov 2014

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted by a large majority to refer the EU-Canada passenger name record agreement (PNR) to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) to assess its compliance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Ever since CJEU’s landmark ruling invalidating the Data Retention Directive last April, a number of ongoing and proposed agreements that include data retention schemes have been put under the microscope. Yesterday’s vote is the first of many steps to ending indiscriminate and unlawful surveillance programmes in the EU.

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Wishing “Bon voyage” to PNR agreements in Europe
26 Nov 2014
Wishing “Bon voyage” to PNR agreements in Europe
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Malmström acknowledges validity of compromising document

8 Oct 2014

In an email exchange with Access, Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner-designate for Trade, declared to never have put into question the validity of the email acquired by our organisation through a Freedom of Information Act request, shedding light on the EU Home Affairs Department’s collaboration with the U.S. government to undermine EU privacy reform efforts.

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Malmström acknowledges validity of compromising document
8 Oct 2014
Malmström acknowledges validity of compromising document
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Malmström acknowledges validity of compromising document

8 Oct 2014

In an email exchange with Access, Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner-designate for Trade, declared to never have put into question the validity of the email acquired by our organisation through a Freedom of Information Act request, shedding light on the EU Home Affairs Department’s collaboration with the U.S. government to undermine EU privacy reform efforts.

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Malmström acknowledges validity of compromising document
8 Oct 2014
Malmström acknowledges validity of compromising document

Despite compromising hearing, Cecilia Malmström gets green light to become EU Trade commissioner

2 Oct 2014

The E.U.’s current Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström, was confirmed this morning as Commissioner for Trade during a vote in the International Trade (INTA) Committee of the European Parliament. This vote follows a hearing that took place on Monday September 29th during which Members of the European Parliament (MEP) questioned the Commissioner-designate for three hours.

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Despite compromising hearing, Cecilia Malmström gets green light to become EU Trade commissioner
2 Oct 2014
Despite compromising hearing, Cecilia Malmström gets green light to become EU Trade commissioner

NGOs and industry join forces in an open letter sent to the Council of Ministers on Net Neutrality

1 Oct 2014

Today, Access together with several NGOs, consumer groups, and industry representatives sent an open letter to the Council of the European Union, calling for Telecoms ministers to support strong net neutrality rules in the E.U.. The Council is currently reviewing the proposal of the Telecoms Single Market Regulation, voted on by the European Parliament in April.

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NGOs and industry join forces in an open letter sent to the Council of Ministers on Net Neutrality
1 Oct 2014
NGOs and industry join forces in an open letter sent to the Council of Ministers on Net Neutrality

European Parliament approves mandatory corporate social responsibility rules

17 Apr 2014

On April 15th, the European Parliament required companies to disclose information on their environmental, labor, and human rights impacts, in addition to financial reports.

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European Parliament approves mandatory corporate social responsibility rules
17 Apr 2014
European Parliament approves mandatory corporate social responsibility rules