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EU Parliament Seeks Data Protection in New US Deal
October 21, 2015
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution welcoming the Court of Justice of the EU's recent invalidation of the EU's "Safe Harbour" data deal with the US and has threatened to withhold funds from the European Commission if it does not negotiate a new deal that ramps up data protections for Europeans.
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EU Seeks to Facilitate Police Exchange of Personal Data
October 16, 2015
The Council of the EU has announced that it has agreed to its negotiating position on a draft directive that would both provide standards for the protection of personal data and facilitate its exchange among law-enforcement authorities across the EU.
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CoE Official: SDGs Lay out Human Rights Agenda for Europe
October 16, 2015
The Council of Europe ("CoE") Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks has called on European governments to apply the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") to advance the international economic and social rights agenda within Europe.
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CoE Creates Protocol on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
October 16, 2015
At an upcoming conference, the Council of Europe ("CoE") will open for signature by member countries a protocol that seeks to harmonize legislation in European countries and improve information-sharing in order to deal with foreign terrorist fighters.
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FRA Pushes Alternatives to Asylum-Seeker Detention
October 15, 2015
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") has published guidance to EU member countries on alternatives to detaining asylum seekers and people who have sought and failed to obtain asylum within their territory.
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