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Tag Archives: transparency
Transparency: who really makes the decisions?
This isn’t about EU bashing. Nor is it about having a go at civil servants or diplomats. Most of these people work very hard and for the common good and deserve more of our attention and support. But how can … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Accountability
Tagged Accountability, Council of the European Union, decision-making, transparency
EU Responses to Terrorism: New Briefing Papers
Over the last 12 months I have researched and written three briefing papers, updating QCEA’s earlier work – 2005-2007 – on EU responses to terrorism. Policies relating to counter-terrorism at EU and Member State levels are numerous, technical and controversial, … Continue reading
Posted in EU Responses to Terrorism, Human Rights
Tagged Amnesty International, Council of Europe, Council of the European Union, democratic accountability, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, EU Counter-Terrorism Policy, European Commission, European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), European Data Protection Supervisor, European Network of Experts on Radicalisation, European Parliament (EP), European Police Office (Europol), European Union (EU), Extraordinary Rendition, human rights, Internet, LIBE Committee, Lisbon Treaty, Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism, Passenger Name Records (PNRs), Prevent Protect Pursue Respond, Secret Detention, Security, Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) Agreement, Sophie in’t Veld (MEP), Statewatch, Stockholm Programme, Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP), Terrorist lists, Torture, transparency
Budget 2020 – European Commission Proposals revealed
It is the 29th of June 2011; the European Commission unveils its long-awaited proposals for the next budget framework for the European Union. This proposal sets the framework for decisions which will affect EU spending from 2014 to 2020. QCEA … Continue reading
