Article published in EDRi-gram 7.17, 9 September 2009
On 1 September 2009, the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) held a hearing on the renewal of the agreement which is now under negotiations between the EU and the USA on data transfers via the SWIFT financial data network.
LIBE members have shown concern about the [...]

Article published in EDRi-gram 7.17, 9 September 2009
The timetables for the Stockholm Programme have become a great deal clearer since the return of the Parliament following the summer break and the communication between the Swedish Presidency and relevant parliamentary committees.
The Programme aims to set the priorities for a variety of justice issues (including criminal and [...]

(contribution by Jim Killock - Executive Director to EDRi-member Open Rights Group)
Article published in EDRi-gram 7.17, 9 September 2009
The EU Google Books hearing highlighted some very serious concerns with the settlement, but mainly from a rights holder point of view.
The hearing itself addressed two quite distinct sets of issues; firstly concerns of EU rights holders [...]