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Dutch avoid endorsing Hungary’s approach to EU child sexual abuse regulation
Est. 6minThe Netherlands' government and opposition are both abstaining from supporting the latest version of the controversial EU regulation aimed at detecting online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to an official position and an open letter published on Tuesday (1 October).
190 tonnes of illegal pesticides seized by Europol
Est. 2minAround 190 tonnes of illegal pesticides have been discovered at airports and harbours in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain, Europol on Friday (18 December). EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports.
The cruel fate of the youngest refugees
Est. 3minChildren may end up being the hardest hit victims of the refugee crisis. UNICEF's photo of the year illustrates their plight quite vividly. EURACTIV’s partner Tagesspiegel reports.
Denmark to introduce border controls
Est. 4minDenmark will introduce border controls with Germany on 4 January, as soon as Sweden formally introduces ID checks on the Øresund bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said on Monday (14 December).
Illegal border crossings hit record highs
Est. 2minAccording to a German newspaper report, more people have entered the EU illegally this year than ever before. EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU lawmakers back air passenger data deal
Est. 3minEU lawmakers on Thursday (10 December) backed plans to track airline passenger names as part of efforts to prevent a repeat of the Paris attacks, some of whose perpetrators travelled freely across Europe before the carnage.
EU mulls plan to take charge of Europe’s borders
Est. 6minThe European Union is considering giving a new EU border force powers to intervene and guard a member state's external frontier to protect the Schengen open-borders zone, EU officials and diplomats said yesterday (4 December).
Denmark rejects further EU integration in referendum
Est. 5minDanes voted against adopting a 'flexible' opt-in arrangement on EU justice legislation in a referendum on Thursday (3 December). Parties said the 'No' result was due to a Danish refusal to give up more sovereignty to the EU.
Paris attacks influence Danes against joining EU’s justice rules
Est. 2minOne in five Danes is more likely to vote in favour of scrapping the country's opt-out on EU justice rules after the 13 November Paris attacks, a poll published yesterday (26 November) showed.
MEPs want to make internet companies liable for radical content online
Est. 4minThe European Parliament voted yesterday (25 November) in favour of a report that calls for criminal charges against online firms if they do not remove material from their websites that promote terrorism.
Liberal ALDE party elects Hans Van Baalen as new President
Est. 3minMEP Hans van Baalen (VVD), a Dutch member of the European Parliament, was elected the new President of the ALDE Party at the ALDE Party Congress in Budapest on Saturday (21 November), triumphing over former Estonian Commissioner Siim Kallas.
Paris attacks show flawed use of Schengen rules, ministers confess
Est. 4minA ‘mea culpa’ emerged from the emergency meeting on security matters on Friday (20 November), as EU member states acknowledged they did not use all the tools at their disposal to address the terrorist threats.
US services knew four of the Paris attackers
Est. 3minAs EU interior ministers meet today (20 November) in Brussels to decide on new measures to improve security following the Paris attacks, US officials said that at least four of the terrorists involved were known to them.
Council pushes for broad collection of flight passenger data after Paris attacks
Est. 5minJustice and Home Affairs ministers from EU member states are meeting today (20 November) in Brussels to discuss new security measures following the terrorist attacks in Paris last weekend that left 129 people dead.
Verhofstadt calls for creation of EU intelligence agency
Est. 3minFaced with the failure of European security cooperation, the leader of the Liberals in the European Parliament has called for the creation of an EU intelligence agency. EURACTIV France reports.
Commission points finger at capitals for poor external border controls
Est. 5minThe European Commission blamed member states on Wednesday (18 November) for not using existing rules aimed at bolstering checks at the EU’s external borders on EU citizens that could pose a threat.
Europe gears up to fight refugee smugglers
Est. 5minHundreds of thousands of refugees have arrived in the EU since last Spring, seeking shelter from war, instability and poverty. EURACTIV Czech Republic reports.
Europol reform – but who polices the police?
Est. 8minA Europol reform is on the cards – confidential documents have shown that Europol's internet surveillance capacity could be greatly expanded. EURACTIV's partner Tagesspiegel reports.
Belgium plans collection of plane, train and ferry users’ data
Est. 3minBelgium on Monday (31 August) unveiled plans for a controversial system to collect data on all airline passengers, as well as international train and ferry travellers, in the wake of a foiled attack on a train running between Belgium and Paris.
EU experts to discuss rail security on 9/11
Est. 4minAn EU working group will meet on the symbolic date of 11 September to discuss road and rail security in the aftermath of the foiled terrorist attack of 21 August, in which mass bloodshed on a high-speed train from Brussels to Paris was narrowly avoided.
Passenger name record law passes first hurdle in Parliament
Est. 5minThe European Parliament's Civil Liberties and Justice Committee approved the first EU passenger name record (PNR) bill today (15 July), two years after that same committee rejected an earlier draft of the data sharing law for flight passenger information.
Eurodac fingerprint database under fire by human rights activists
Est. 5minThe German Institute for Human Rights has criticised the repurposing of the EU's fingerprint database, Eurodac, for registering asylum seekers. Tagesspiegel reports.
Commission submits plan to fight terrorism, cybercrime
Est. 5minThe Commission announced Tuesday (28 April) a European Agenda on Security for the period 2015-2020 defining how the EU executive can bring added value to support the member states in ensuring security.
Danes seek ‘flexible’ opt-in on EU justice and home affairs
Est. 3minThe Danish government reached an agreement Tuesday morning (17 March) on which parts of the EU's Justice and Home Affairs agenda will be submitted to an upcoming referendum.