Over the last ten years, several EU-US agreements have been concluded on issues like mutual legal assistance, personal data exchanges or transfers of financial data. The trend towards increasing transatlantic integration in the security domain has seen the emergence of new policy instruments which have often been criticised for their lack of transparency and accountability. This has given rise to a serious debate concerning data protection and civil liberties.
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Showing posts with label homeland security. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homeland security. Show all posts
Saturday, March 10, 2012
.INFO: Ten years after 9/11, fears trump freedoms
The commemoration of 10 years since the attacks of 9/11 is an opportunity to both remember the victims and their families and to reflect on the evolution of our society since those tragic events.
We can all recall the day the towers of the World Trade Center were attacked, but the memories of life before that day seem to be fading away. This is perhaps the reason why news of Osama bin Laden's death was for some a reason for celebration. Repeated triumphalist shouts in front of the White House felt improper. (...)
Read the full article at Deutsche Welle.
We can all recall the day the towers of the World Trade Center were attacked, but the memories of life before that day seem to be fading away. This is perhaps the reason why news of Osama bin Laden's death was for some a reason for celebration. Repeated triumphalist shouts in front of the White House felt improper. (...)
Read the full article at Deutsche Welle.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
.INFO: US, EU seek consensus on securing cargo shipments from terrorists
In the decade since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Washington has sought to implement its own stringent security standards at airports and commercial ports around the world in order to counter the perceived threat of another impending terrorist strike.
In reaction to this threat assessment, the US Congress passed a provision in 2007 that called for all containers to be screened at their ports of departure by 2012, sparking controversy in Europe.
Many European officials argued that the measure would have a direct impact on Europe's internal market, unfairly diverting goods to ports that had implemented Washington's security standards.
"Obviously the US feels much more threatened than the European Union," Patryk Pawlak, an expert on homeland security issues in the US and EU, told Deutsche Welle.
Read the full article at Deutsche Welle
In reaction to this threat assessment, the US Congress passed a provision in 2007 that called for all containers to be screened at their ports of departure by 2012, sparking controversy in Europe.
Many European officials argued that the measure would have a direct impact on Europe's internal market, unfairly diverting goods to ports that had implemented Washington's security standards.
"Obviously the US feels much more threatened than the European Union," Patryk Pawlak, an expert on homeland security issues in the US and EU, told Deutsche Welle.
Read the full article at Deutsche Welle
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