19 October 2012
Julia Gillard needs to man up
By Brendan O'Neill
October 11th, 2012
YouTube sensation (and Prime Minister of Australia) Julia Gillard has been called a “badass motherf–––––” for her speech on sexism. The video of her laying into the Oz opposition leader Tony Abbott over his allegedly misogynistic views has gone wildly viral, being lapped up by bloggers and tweeters the world over, effectively making Gillard into the Susan Boyle of the feminist lobby. But what did Gillard actually say in her 15-minute excoriation of Abbott? In essence, she just said one thing, over and over and over again: “I am offended.”
In what was essentially a gratuitously ostentatious display of Gillard’s own emotional sensitivity to certain words and ideas, the Aussie PM continually played the offence card. “I was very offended” by something Abbott said about abortion, she said. “I was very personally offended by those comments”, she said about something else. “I was also very offended on behalf of the women of Australia”, she said, in relation to a comment Abbott made about housewives. It goes on and on. “I was offended too by the sexism… I was offended by those things… I am offended by their content… I am always offended by sexism… I am always offended by statements that are anti-women… I am offended by those things… I am offended by things.”
The speech was basically a big, massive offence-fest, a public display of Gillard’s ability and willingness to take offence, both personal offence and proxy offence on behalf of “the women of Australia”, at every slight or slur that she overhears.
That this speech has become a huge hit among web-based feminists says a lot about the state of modern feminism. Once, feminism was about giving offence; now it is about taking it. There was a time when feminists self-consciously and sometimes gloriously offended against everything from family values to Fifties-style morality to religious views of what women should be like. Now, feminists spend most of their time taking offence, and trumpeting their wounded, offended feelings from the rooftops: they’re offended by certain words, by gangsta rap, by Page 3, by porn, by sexist T-shirts, by pretty much everything.
The transformation of feminism from an assertive, offence-giving form of politics into a passive, offence-taking form of therapy reflects a change that has taken place across the political sphere. Feeling offended is the lingua franca of modern politics. Politics used to be about saying, “I believe in something and I am going to make it happen”. Now it is about saying, “I am offended by something and I am going to make it disappear”. From gay-rights groups that fight to have offensive adverts removed from buses right through to hot-headed Islamists in the East who make a fiery, often violent display of their feelings of offence over anti-Muslim movies and cartoons, everyone is playing the offended game; everyone is taking to a soapbox, not to tell the world what they think, but to tell us how they feel.
This promiscuous and weirdly proud offence-taking – where saying “I am offended” is now basically another way of saying “I am a good, moral person with high-level sensitivities” – is a very bad thing. It implicitly demands an end to offensiveness, to anything that certain people or groups might find upsetting. But some of the greatest gains in history were only made possible by people’s willingness to offend against cultural norms or accepted wisdoms – from Copernicus’s offensive suggestion that the earth orbited the Sun to Sylvia Pankhurst’s offensive proposal that women should be equal to men. In contrast, what was ever gained through trying to stamp out offensiveness and make everyone polite and sedate and samey? Nothing but conformism and a stultified public sphere. So, Madam Prime Minister Gillard, please man up. You are one of the most powerful women in the Southern Hemisphere. You should be bigger than this.
MPs expenses: Row over disclosure of MPs' letting details
BBC NEWS
18th October, 2012
MPs
are trying to block publication of material which could show they are
renting their taxpayer-funded homes to each other, it is claimed.
Expenses watchdog The Independent Parliamentary Standards
Authority is considering a Freedom of Information request to release the
details.Commons Speaker John Bercow said publication would be a "security risk".
The BBC has been told that four MPs are currently sub-letting their second homes to other MPs.
The practice is within the rules on second homes, which were overhauled after the expenses scandal in 2009.
IPSA, the external regulator which took over responsibility for MPs' expenses in 2010, is due to release routine details of expenses claims on Thursday.
'Security risk' However, Mr Bercow has sparked a row by writing to IPSA's chairman Sir Ian Kennedy urging him not to publish details of MPs landlords and agents in relation to their subsidised second homes.
In the letter, he says he understands that a request had been made under Freedom of Information laws for the details to be made public.
Although he did not known the "precise" nature of the request, he said a number of MPs had expressed "grave concerns" about such "personal" information being published.
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If they did not rent to each other, they would probably just rent to some other member of the public” -- Julian Lewis Conservative MP
"Their concerns are shared by
the Serjeant At Arms and Parliamentary Security Director who believe
there is a very real danger that the release of this information could
lead to the unnecessary discovery of members' residential addresses and
this could provide a security risk," he wrote.
Such information is exempt under FOI laws, Mr Bercow adds,
and the principle of upholding data protection rights should take
precedence over any public interest in releasing the information - since
doing so "would/might expose members to risk"."If IPSA is planning to release the information...I should be grateful if you and your colleagues would consider such a plan."
A Commons spokesman said the letter "relates solely to the security implications of publishing MP rental details based on professional advice and resolutions of the House.
"Neither the Speaker nor the House of Commons has knowledge of MP rental arrangements - the rules governing MPs' accommodation are a matter for IPSA and have been since 2010."
'Bad old days' There is no rule barring MPs from sub-letting properties to colleagues.
The rules governing what claims MPs can make on their second homes - paid from the public purse to enable them to fulfil their dual parliamentary and constituency duties - and how many are eligible for the allowance were overhauled in 2010.
This followed revelations that many MPs had made inappropriate claims under the old system, administered by Parliament, and a handful had committed fraud.
Labour MP John Mann told the Daily Telegraph, whose expose of MPs' claims led to the changes, that although there was nothing wrong with the practice of sub-letting, details of such arrangements should be out in the open.
He added: "I have no problem in MPs renting it out but the public is entitled to know that...There is a way to get the information out to satisfy the general public. The media will want to know if there are any scams going on."
'Against the law' Conservative MP Julian Lewis said it was against the law for MPs' home addresses to be published but that releasing details about their landlords - when combined with basic postcode information - could enable people to discover where they lived, raising potential security problems.
He defended Mr Bercow, saying the Speaker was only attempting to ensure the law was upheld.
"Everyone accepts that MPs' addresses, by law, must not be revealed," he told BBC Two's Daily Politics.
"All the Speaker is trying to do is to stop a way that...could lead to the undermining of the existing legal position which is the MPs' personal addresses for very good security reasons should not be revealed...That is the law as it is."
Many MPs, he added, faced having to either sell their properties or rent them out following changes to the rules barring them from claiming interest on their mortgage payments.
"If they did not rent to each other, they would probably just rent to some other member of the public...I personally don't think it looks good for MPs to be scratching each other's backs in this way but if that is right, the fault lies with IPSA."
Asked whether David Cameron was concerned about reports of MPs renting their flats to one another, a Downing Street spokeswoman said: "As you know, the prime minister is committed to transparency, but this is a matter for IPSA."
18 October 2012
CNN Tries to Blunt Romney Criticism Over Candy
by TMZ
18th October, 2012
CNN's Managing Editor sent an email around the office today, praising Candy Crowley and trying to blunt criticism that she was unfair to Mitt Romney.
The email -- sent by Mark Whitaker and obtained by TMZ -- is almost a series of talking points to address Candy's critics.
Here's the full email:
"Let's start with a big round of applause for Candy Crowley for a superb job under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. She and her team had to select and sequence questions in a matter of hours, and then she had to deal with the tricky format, the nervous questioners, the aggressive debaters, all while shutting out the pre-debate attempts to spin and intimidate her. She pulled it off masterfully.
The reviews on Candy's performance have been overwhelmingly positive but Romney supporters are going after her on two points, no doubt because their man did not have as good a night as he had in Denver. On the legitimacy of Candy fact-checking Romney on Obama's Rose Garden statement, it should be stressed that she was just stating a point of fact: Obama did talk about an act (or acts) of terror, no matter what you think he meant by that at the time.
On why Obama got more time to speak, it should be noted that Candy and her commission producers tried to keep it even but that Obama went on longer largely because he speaks more slowly. We're going to do a word count to see whether, as in Denver, Romney actually got more words in even if he talked for a shorter period of time."
TMZ broke the story ... some honchos at CNN want the criticism to go away, even though it's shining a light on one of their most high-profile personalities -- and you just can't buy this type of publicity.
[ed. Nope, neither the absurd Crowley intervention or Obama's misdirection (if not outright lying) on the Benghazi security situation, in which people died, are going away. The left can try to pull out Letterman and 'The View' and CNN and all the other Obama shills but it won't have any effect with a population aware of their agenda and immunised from their propaganda...]
17 October 2012
Threats to Assassinate Romney Explode After Debate
Obama supporters voice desire to kill Romney over fears food stamps will be taken away
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
October 17, 2012
Despite numerous media outlets attempting to downplay
the issue, Twitter exploded last night following the debate with new
threats from Obama supporters to assassinate Mitt Romney if he
defeats
Obama in the presidential race.
As we reported yesterday, in addition to threats by Obama supporters to riot if Romney wins, innumerable Twitter users are also making direct death threats against Romney.
The primary reason given for Obama supporters wanting to see Romney dead is the fear that he will take away food stamps.
If the tables were turned and conservatives were making
death threats against Obama in these numbers, it would be a national
news story. Indeed, the mere act of hanging empty chairs from trees as a
reference to Clint Eastwood’s RNC speech was hyped by the media as a deadly sign that conservatives were out to lynch black people if Obama won.
However, the major networks have remained completely
silent on the disturbing trend of Obama supporters threatening to resort
to violence if their candidate fails to secure a second term.
Twitchy has compiled a laundry list of
assassination threats by Obama supporters made during and after the
debate, and more continued to flood in this morning, including the
following;
The death threats are being made by both black and white
people, emphasizing that merely drawing attention to the issue has
nothing to do with “race-baiting,” as the Obama front group Think Progress claimed yesterday.
It is important to stress that these Twitter accounts
are genuine, they are not fakes. Many of them have thousands of previous
tweets.
The following Tweets are just some of the ones compiled by Twitchy during and after the debate;
- “If Romney win this election, he might as well wear a shirt that says “Assassinate Me Bitch”.
- “Yall ready to assasinate romney?”
- “Somebody needs to asassinate This mofo Romney.”
- “Romney make me wanna hop through the tv & just assasinate his ass.”
- “I aint gone lie… Food stamps the shit! I mite assasinate romney my damn self if he get elected!”
- “If romney get elected i hope a nigga assasinate his bitchass.
- “No birth control???? Lol rlly Romney the american
population is going to overflow and then we’ll have to resort to murder
and you’ll be #1.”
- “At this point in time I am completely prepared to MURDER ROMNEY MYSELF!”
- “If Romney win, IM GOING TO JAIL FOR MURDER cuz imma whack his bitch ass ASAP.”
- “If Mitt Romney wins, which I doubt, someone should
assassinate him before he ruins the lives of our generation & our
children.”
- “IF ROMNEY GETS ELECTED AND TAKES AWAY MY FOOD STAMPS IMA SEND SOMEONE TO MURDER HIS ASS.”
It is important to emphasize that these are just a
selection of scores and scores of threats to assassinate Romney that
have exploded on Twitter over the last 12 hours. We didn’t even have
time to check Facebook or any other social networks.
As Infowars has stressed, we are non-partisan and have
encouraged people to vote for neither candidate. However, the hypocrisy
of leftists in trying to either downplay or deny this issue altogether
is jaw-dropping given how they routinely try to portray conservatives as
violent and extremist by pointing to angry comments made online.
Outrage as moderator Candy Crowley sides with Obama and says Romney is WRONG during crucial moment in debate
By Louise Boyle
Presidential debate moderator Candy Crowley was heavily criticised this morning after appearing to side with Barack Obama during last night's debate.
CNN's chief political correspondent told Mitt Romney that he was wrong about remarks Obama had made last month in the aftermath of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya.
During a question about security at the Benghazi consulate, where four American officials were killed, including the ambassador Chris Stevens, on September 11, Obama said he was ultimately responsible as commander-in-chief.
Romney then questioned whether Obama had called the consulate attack an 'act of terror' in his Rose Garden address the following day.
While Obama cut across Romney - saying 'look at the transcript' - Crowley then seemed to back up the President, telling the Republican governor that Obama did 'call it an act of terror'.
Her interjection angered political commentators, who said she had stepped in on behalf of the President.
Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro called the moderator's reactions a 'disgrace' while his colleague John Nolte said Crowley 'lied to save Obama'.
Crowley often struggled to control the candidates as they spoke over each other amid angry exchanges.
During the debatet, Obama said: 'The day after the attack, Governor, I stood in the Rose Garden, and I told the American people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror.'
Romney then questioned the veracity of Obama's remarks. He said: 'I want to make sure we get that for the record, because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.'
While Romney then continued to question Obama's claims, Ms Crowley interjected:
'He [Obama] did in fact, sir.'
Obama then said: 'Can you say that a little louder, Candy?' to laughter and applause from the audience.
Then rather belatedly, Ms Crowley told Romney: 'He did call it an act of terror. It did as well take - it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. You are correct about that.'
During his Rose Garden address on September 12, the day following the attack in Benghazi, Obama said: 'No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for.'
OBAMA'S ROSE GARDEN SPEECH - YOU DECIDE
[ed. A link of the event for context: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nu6VZ9DeVc ]
Last
night's second presidential debate reignited the controversy over
Obama's words following the September 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in
Libya.
The following day, he made this speech from the White House Rose Garden:
'Of
course, yesterday was already a painful day for our nation as we marked
the solemn memory of the 9/11 attacks. We mourned with the families who
were lost on that day. I visited the graves of troops who made the
ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hallowed grounds of
Arlington Cemetery, and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit
some of our wounded warriors at Walter Reed.
'And then last night, we learned the news of this attack in Benghazi.
'As
Americans, let us never, ever forget that our freedom is only sustained
because there are people who are willing to fight for it, to stand up
for it, and in some cases, lay down their lives for it. Our country is
only as strong as the character of our people and the service of those
both civilian and military who represent us around the globe.
'No
acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter
that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for.
[ed. No, the NDAA will do that for them...]
'Today
we mourn four more Americans who represent the very best of the United
States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that
justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice
will be done.'
[ed. My interpretation supports this view. They spent a long time talking about the Islamic video as a 'spur of the moment' cause of the attacks (which was an excuse used by them) and none about a dedicated attack by Muslims as part of a protracted war that has been waged for centuries against non-muslims ('terror')...]
[ed. Washington Post Update (12:09 am): Candy Crowley admits she got it wrong and that the
President did not refer to Benghazi as a terror or terroist attack. She
commented, "I think actually, you know, because right after that, I did
turn to Romney and said you were totally correct but they spent two
weeks telling us that this was about a tape and that there was this riot
outside of the Benghazi consulate, which there wasn't. So he was right
in the main, I just think that he picked the wrong word."]
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/conscience-conservative/2012/oct/16/candy-crowley-lies-during-debate-obama-never-said-/The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was a talking point again during Vice President Joe Biden's debate last week.
Biden claimed in the debate with Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan that 'we weren't told' about requests for extra security at the consulate.
On Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was forced to come to his defense.
Pushing back against Republican criticism of the Obama administration for its handling of the situation, Clinton said that security at all of America's diplomatic missions abroad is her job, not that of the White House.
She said: 'I take responsibility.... The president and the vice president wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals.'
The Libya question was one moment when Crowley struggled to rein in the debate on Tuesday night.
She failed to shut down both Obama and Romney when they ran over allocated times and attacked each other in angry exchanges.
In her opening statement at the town hall debate in New York, Ms Crowley said: 'Because I am the optimistic sort, I'm sure the candidates will oblige by keeping their answers concise and on point'.
It was revealed from CNN timekeeping on the debate, that Obama had spoke for three extra minutes The President got 44:04 minutes of speaking time, while Romney got 40:50.
Obama and Romney had both revealed their concern over Crowley ahead of tonight's second presidential debate because she was robust in saying beforehand that she would not shirk from guiding the debate.
Lawyers for both Democratic and Republican campaigns complained about comments the CNN journalist made ahead of the town hall-style debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York tonight.
Her job was to referee the two presidential candidates as they answered questions from online viewers and members of the audience.
[ed. And certainly not be a psuedo research assistant to a President in political trouble...]
But in an interview, she indicated that she planned to take a more aggressive stance than the last moderator Jim Lehrer who was roundly criticized for a listless performance and letting Obama and Romney walk all over him.
Where PBS veteran Lehrer said his job was to stay out of the way, Crowley's planning a different set of tactics.
The political correspondent said: 'Once the table is kind of set by the town hall questioner, there is then time for me to say, ''Hey, wait a second, what about x, y, z?'''
Both candidates appeared less than pleased with her remarks - and they weren't the only ones.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has also complained, saying Crowley's remarks are vastly different from the memo that was signed by lawyers for both campaigns.
'In managing the two-minute comment periods, the moderator will not rephrase the question or open a new topic,' the legal document obtained by Time says.
The political heat already facing Ms Crowley shows just how much rests on the second televised debate for both candidates.
[ed. Or shows how much people want, and desperately need, an impartial media...]
President Obama is set to launch an all-out assault on Romney tonight, including attacks on the republican's time at Bain Capital.
He is desperate to pick up momentum and improve poll ratings after his first lackluster first debate when his Republican rival appeared more forceful, energetic and engaging than the President.
Candy Crowley is the first CNN anchor to moderate a general election presidential debate since the 1988 face-off between George HW Bush and Massachusetts Gov Michael Dukakis.
16 October 2012
Euro opt-outs on more than 130 criminal justice powers will cost you millions, Brussels tell UK
By Jack Doyle and Daniel Martin
Brussels officials are threatening to hit Britain with millions of pounds in fines in retaliation for pulling out of pan-European justice and crime policies.
The European Commission has warned of ‘direct financial consequences’ if the UK withdraws from controversial measures such as the European Arrest Warrant.
The warning was met with dismay last night by Tory backbenchers who accused Brussels of trying to ‘blackmail’ the UK.
Details of the threat emerged yesterday after Theresa May confirmed in the House of Commons that the Government is set to take back around 130 powers over British crime and justice which have been handed to Europe, including the controversial European Arrest Warrant.
The Home Secretary was congratulated by Tory backbenchers as she told MPs that Parliament will be given a vote on what, if any, areas Britain will opt back in to.
Detailed negotiations are taking place within the Coalition with the pro-European Lib Dems to hammer out exactly where the lines will be drawn.
Of particular concern to Eurosceptic Tories is that from 2015, judges at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg will be given power to rule over EU justice measures, raising the risk of judges further meddling in domestic decision-making.
Brussels sources warned that if the withdrawal goes ahead, there will be ‘financial consequences’ for the UK in the form of ‘administrative charges’.
They could cover things such as the greater costs for databases falling on other countries if the UK withdraws. No figure was put on the cost to the taxpayer, although it is expected to run into millions of pounds.
The Commission source also pointed out that other EU countries would have to approve any cross-border agreements that Britain may want to opt back into – and that any member state could veto this.
Warning: The European Commission has threatened 'direct financial consequences' if the UK pushes for the return of powers
Eurosceptic: MP Dominic Raab did not want to see 'blind loss of democratic control' to Europe
The European Arrest Warrant has been used to extradite Britons repeatedly simply to face questioning by foreign police and allowed suspects to be extradited for such offences as refusing to pay for dessert and going over an overdraft limit.
Mrs May said some of the measures ‘are useful, some less so and some are now entirely defunct’.
Last night it emerged Nick Clegg was urging Lib Dems to attack the opt-outs. He has told them: ‘This is about Eurosceptic Tories wanting to make it harder for the UK police to catch criminals, counter-terrorism and keep our streets and our families safe from dangerous criminals.
‘They have put themselves in an extra-ordinary position and this is an open goal for the Liberal Democrats.’
A European Commission official said: ‘The UK has indicated it wishes to exercise its rights within the treaty. The Commission will now assess the consequences of the UK’s secession in these areas.’
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government was adopting a ‘hokey-cokey’ approach, unable to say whether it wanted to be out or in or out and then back in again.
ALL 135 POWERS THE UK WANTS BRUSSELS TO RETURN
Council Act of 26 July 1995 drawing up the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
Council Act of 27 September 1996 drawing up a Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
Council Act of 19 June 1997 drawing up the Second Protocol of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
Joint Action 96/277/JHA of 22 April 1996 concerning a framework for the exchange of liaison magistrates to improve judicial cooperation between the Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 96/610/JHA concerning the creation and maintenance of a Directory of specialized counter-terrorist competences, skills and expertise to facilitate counter-terrorist cooperation between the Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 96/698/JHA on cooperation between customs authorities and business organizations in combating drug trafficking
Joint Action 96/699/JHA concerning the exchange of information on the chemical profiling of drugs to facilitate improved cooperation between Member States in combating illicit drug trafficking
Joint Action 96/747/JHA concerning the creation and maintenance of a directory of specialized competences, skills and expertise in the fight against international organized crime, in order to facilitate law enforcement cooperation between the Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 96/750/JHA concerning the approximation of the laws and practices of the Member States of the European Union to combat drug addiction and to prevent and combat illegal drug trafficking
Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
Council Decision 2003/642/JHA of 22 July 2003 concerning the application to Gibraltar of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 97/339/JHA of 26 May 1997 with regard to cooperation on law and order and security
Joint Action 97/372/JHA of 9 June 1997 for the refining of targeting criteria, selection methods, et. and collection of customs and police information
Joint Action 97/827/JHA of 5 December 1997 establishing a mechanism for evaluating the application and implementation at national level of international undertakings in the fight against organized crime
Council Act of 18 December 1997 drawing up the Convention on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (Naples II)
Council Act of 17 June 1998 drawing up the Convention on Driving Disqualifications
Joint Action 98/427/JHA of 29 June 1998 on good practice in mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
Joint Action 98/699/JHA of 3 December 1998 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds from crime
Joint Action 98/700/JHA of 3 December 1998 concerning the setting up of a European Image Archiving System (FADO)
Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees
Council Decision of 2 December 1999 amending the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees, with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro
Council Decision 2005/511/JHA of 12 July 2005 on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro-counterfeiting
Council Decision 2009/371/JHA establishing the European Police Office (Europol)
Council Decision 2009/934/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules governing Europol's relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information
Council Decision 2009/935/JHA of 30 November 2009 determining the list of third countries with which Europol shall conclude agreements
Council Decision 2009/936/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules for Europol analysis work files
Council Decision 2009/968/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the rules on the confidentiality of Europol information
Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees
Council Decision of 2 December 1999 amending the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees, with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro
Council Decision 2005/511/JHA of 12 July 2005 on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro-counterfeiting
Council Decision 2009/371/JHA establishing the European Police Office (Europol)
Council Decision 2009/934/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules governing Europol's relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information
Council Decision 2009/935/JHA of 30 November 2009 determining the list of third countries with which Europol shall conclude agreements
Council Decision 2009/936/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules for Europol analysis work files
Council Decision 2009/968/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the rules on the confidentiality of Europol
Council Decision 2000/261/JHA of 27 March 2000 on the improved exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents
Council Decision 2000/375/JHA to combat child pornography on the internet
Council Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro
Council Framework Decision 2001/888/JHA of 6 December 2001 amending Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro
Council Act of 29 May 2000 establishing the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Member States of the European Union
Council Act of 16 October 2001 establishing the Protocol to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Member states of the European Union
Council Decision 2000/641/JHA of 17 October 2000 establishing a secretariat for the joint supervisory data-protection bodies set up by the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), the Convention on the Use of Information Technology for Customs Purposes and the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement on the gradual abolition of checks at the common borders (Schengen Convention)
Council Decision 2000/642/JHA of 17 October 2000 concerning arrangements for cooperation between financial intelligence units of Member States in respect of exchanging information
Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings
Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA of 28 May 2001 combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment
Council Decision 2001/419/JHA on the transmission of samples of controlled substances between Member States
Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime (repealing Articles 1, 3, 5(1) and 8(2) of Joint Action 98/699/JHA)
Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime (repealing Articles 1, 3, 5(1) and 8(2) of Joint Action 98/699/JHA)
Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime
Council Decision 2009/426/JHA of 16 December 2008 on the strengthening of Eurojust and amending Decision 2002/187/JHA setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime
Council Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25 April 2002 concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Decision 2007/412/JHA of 12 June 2007 amending Decision 2002/348/JHA concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25 April 2002 concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Decision 2007/412/JHA of 12 June 2007 amending Decision 2002/348/JHA concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on Combating Terrorism
Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA amending 2002/475/JHA Council Decision 2002/494/JHA of 13 June 2002 setting up a European network of contact points in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
Council Decision 2002/494/JHA of 13 June 2002 setting up a European network of contact points in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Council Decision 2002/956/JHA of 28 November 2002 setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures Council Decision 2009/796/JHA of 4 June 2009 amending Decision 2002/956/JHA setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures Council Decision 2002/956/JHA of 28 November 2002 setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures Council Decision 2009/796/JHA of 4 June 2009 amending Decision 2002/956/JHA setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures
Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
Council Decision 2006/560/JHA of 24 July 2006 amending Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector
Council Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence
Council Decision 2003/335/JHA on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA
Council Decision 2004/731/EC of 26 July 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision of 2004/843/CFSP 26 July 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2005/296/CFSP, JHA of 24 January 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2005/481/CFSP of 13 June 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2006/317/CFSP of 10 April 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2006/467/CFSP of 21 November 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2007/274/JHA of 23 April 2007 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the United States of America on the security of classified information
Council Decision 2008/568/CFSP of 24 June 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2010/348/EC of 17 November 2009 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Union on the protection of classified information
Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of drug trafficking
Council Decision 2004/919/EC of 22 December 2004 on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications
Council Common Position 2005/69/JHA of 24 January 2005 on exchanging certain data with Interpol
Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA of 24 February 2005 on Confiscation of Crime-related Proceeds, Instrumentalities and Property
Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties
Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA of 24 February 2005 on attacks against information systems
Council Decision 2005/671/JHA of 20 September 2005 on the exchange of information and cooperation concerning terrorist offences
Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005 establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders
Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union
Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or property related to, crime
Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing of Passenger Name Records (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security
Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime
Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.
Council Decision 2008/617/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the improvement of cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations
Council Decision 2008/651/CFSP/JHA of 30 June 2008 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of European Union-sourced passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs Service
Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings
Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime
Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purposes of their enforcement in the European Union
Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law
Council Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments and probation decisions with a view to the supervision of probation measures and alternative sanctions
Council Decision 2008/976/JHA of 16 December 2008 on the European Judicial Network
Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Council Framework Decision 2008/978/JHA of 18 December 2008 on the European evidence warrant for the purpose of obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters
Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009 amending Framework Decisions 2002/584/JHA, 2005/214/JHA, 2006/783/JHA, 2008/909/JHA and 2008/947/JHA, thereby enhancing the procedural rights of persons and fostering the application of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions rendered in the absence of the person concerned at the trial
Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record between Member States
Council Decision 2009/316/JHA of 6 April 2009 on the establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA of 23 October 2009 on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions of supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention
Council Decision 2009/902/JHA of 30 November 2009 setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA of 30 November 2009 on accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities
Council Decision 2009/917/JHA of 30 November 2009 on the use of information technology for customs purposes.
Agreement on mutual legal assistance between the European Union and the United States of America
Agreement on Extradition between the European Union and the United States of America
Council Decision 2009/933/CFSP of 30 November 2009 on the extension, on behalf of the European Union, of the territorial scope of the Agreement on extradition between the European Union and the United States of America
Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA of 30 November 2009 on prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction in criminal matters
Council Decision 2003/169/JHA determining which provisions of the 1995 Convention on simplified extradition procedure between the Member States of the European Union and of the 1996
Convention relating to extradition between the Member States of the European Union constitute developments of the Schengen acquis in accordance with the Agreement concerning the Republic of Iceland's and the Kingdom of Norway's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
Council Decision 2008/852/JHA on a contact-point network against corruption
Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 1985
Council Decision 2000/586/JHA of 28 September 2000 establishing a procedure for amending Articles 40(4) and (5), 41(7) and 65(2) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders.
Council Decision 2003/725/JHA of 2 October 2003 amending the provisions of Article 40(1) and (7) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders
Council Decision 2000/586/JHA of 28 September 2000 establishing a procedure for amending Articles 40(4) and (5), 41(7) and 65(2) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders.
Council Decision 2003/725/JHA of 2 October 2003 amending the provisions of Article 40(1) and (7) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders
Council Decision 2008/149/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
SCH/Com-ex (93) 14 on improving practical judicial cooperation for combating drug trafficking
SCH/Com-ex (96) decl 6 rev 2 (declaration on extradition)
SCH/Com-ex (98) 26 def setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen
SCH/Com-ex (98)52 on the Handbook on cross-border police cooperation
SCH/Com-ex (99) 6 on the Schengen acquis relating to telecommunications
Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on liaison officers (SCH/Com-ex (99) 7 rev. 2)
SCH/Com-ex (99)8 rev 2 on general principles governing the payment of informers
SCH/Com-ex (99) 11 rev 2 (agreement on cooperation in proceedings for road traffic offences)
Council Decision 2005/211/JHA of 24 February 2005 concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including in the fight against terrorism
Council Decision 2006/228/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism
Council Decision 2006/229/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism
Council Decision 2006/631/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism
Commission Decision 2007/171/EC of 16 March 2007 laying down the network requirements for the Schengen Information System II
Council Decision 2008/173/EC of 18 February 2008 on the tests of the second generation Schengen Information System
Council Decision 2007/533/JHA of 12 June 2007 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
Commission Decision 2008/334/JHA of 4 March 2008 adopting the SIRENE Manual and other implementing measures for the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
Council Decision 2008/328/EC of 30 November 2009 amending the Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS)
Commission Decision 2009/724/JHA of 17 September 2009 laying down the date for the completion of migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
Council Act of 27 September 1996 drawing up a Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
Council Act of 19 June 1997 drawing up the Second Protocol of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
Joint Action 96/277/JHA of 22 April 1996 concerning a framework for the exchange of liaison magistrates to improve judicial cooperation between the Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 96/610/JHA concerning the creation and maintenance of a Directory of specialized counter-terrorist competences, skills and expertise to facilitate counter-terrorist cooperation between the Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 96/698/JHA on cooperation between customs authorities and business organizations in combating drug trafficking
Joint Action 96/699/JHA concerning the exchange of information on the chemical profiling of drugs to facilitate improved cooperation between Member States in combating illicit drug trafficking
Joint Action 96/747/JHA concerning the creation and maintenance of a directory of specialized competences, skills and expertise in the fight against international organized crime, in order to facilitate law enforcement cooperation between the Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 96/750/JHA concerning the approximation of the laws and practices of the Member States of the European Union to combat drug addiction and to prevent and combat illegal drug trafficking
Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
Council Decision 2003/642/JHA of 22 July 2003 concerning the application to Gibraltar of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
Joint Action 97/339/JHA of 26 May 1997 with regard to cooperation on law and order and security
Joint Action 97/372/JHA of 9 June 1997 for the refining of targeting criteria, selection methods, et. and collection of customs and police information
Joint Action 97/827/JHA of 5 December 1997 establishing a mechanism for evaluating the application and implementation at national level of international undertakings in the fight against organized crime
Council Act of 18 December 1997 drawing up the Convention on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (Naples II)
Council Act of 17 June 1998 drawing up the Convention on Driving Disqualifications
Joint Action 98/427/JHA of 29 June 1998 on good practice in mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
Joint Action 98/699/JHA of 3 December 1998 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds from crime
Joint Action 98/700/JHA of 3 December 1998 concerning the setting up of a European Image Archiving System (FADO)
Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees
Council Decision of 2 December 1999 amending the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees, with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro
Council Decision 2005/511/JHA of 12 July 2005 on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro-counterfeiting
Council Decision 2009/371/JHA establishing the European Police Office (Europol)
Council Decision 2009/934/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules governing Europol's relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information
Council Decision 2009/935/JHA of 30 November 2009 determining the list of third countries with which Europol shall conclude agreements
Council Decision 2009/936/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules for Europol analysis work files
Council Decision 2009/968/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the rules on the confidentiality of Europol information
Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees
Council Decision of 2 December 1999 amending the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees, with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro
Council Decision 2005/511/JHA of 12 July 2005 on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro-counterfeiting
Council Decision 2009/371/JHA establishing the European Police Office (Europol)
Council Decision 2009/934/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules governing Europol's relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information
Council Decision 2009/935/JHA of 30 November 2009 determining the list of third countries with which Europol shall conclude agreements
Council Decision 2009/936/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules for Europol analysis work files
Council Decision 2009/968/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the rules on the confidentiality of Europol
Council Decision 2000/261/JHA of 27 March 2000 on the improved exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents
Council Decision 2000/375/JHA to combat child pornography on the internet
Council Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro
Council Framework Decision 2001/888/JHA of 6 December 2001 amending Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro
Council Act of 29 May 2000 establishing the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Member States of the European Union
Council Act of 16 October 2001 establishing the Protocol to the Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Member states of the European Union
Council Decision 2000/641/JHA of 17 October 2000 establishing a secretariat for the joint supervisory data-protection bodies set up by the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), the Convention on the Use of Information Technology for Customs Purposes and the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement on the gradual abolition of checks at the common borders (Schengen Convention)
Council Decision 2000/642/JHA of 17 October 2000 concerning arrangements for cooperation between financial intelligence units of Member States in respect of exchanging information
Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings
Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA of 28 May 2001 combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment
Council Decision 2001/419/JHA on the transmission of samples of controlled substances between Member States
Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime (repealing Articles 1, 3, 5(1) and 8(2) of Joint Action 98/699/JHA)
Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime (repealing Articles 1, 3, 5(1) and 8(2) of Joint Action 98/699/JHA)
Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime
Council Decision 2009/426/JHA of 16 December 2008 on the strengthening of Eurojust and amending Decision 2002/187/JHA setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime
Council Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25 April 2002 concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Decision 2007/412/JHA of 12 June 2007 amending Decision 2002/348/JHA concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25 April 2002 concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Decision 2007/412/JHA of 12 June 2007 amending Decision 2002/348/JHA concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on Combating Terrorism
Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA amending 2002/475/JHA Council Decision 2002/494/JHA of 13 June 2002 setting up a European network of contact points in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
Council Decision 2002/494/JHA of 13 June 2002 setting up a European network of contact points in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Council Decision 2002/956/JHA of 28 November 2002 setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures Council Decision 2009/796/JHA of 4 June 2009 amending Decision 2002/956/JHA setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures Council Decision 2002/956/JHA of 28 November 2002 setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures Council Decision 2009/796/JHA of 4 June 2009 amending Decision 2002/956/JHA setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures
Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
Council Decision 2006/560/JHA of 24 July 2006 amending Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector
Council Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence
Council Decision 2003/335/JHA on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA
Council Decision 2004/731/EC of 26 July 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision of 2004/843/CFSP 26 July 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2005/296/CFSP, JHA of 24 January 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2005/481/CFSP of 13 June 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2006/317/CFSP of 10 April 2006 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2006/467/CFSP of 21 November 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2007/274/JHA of 23 April 2007 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the United States of America on the security of classified information
Council Decision 2008/568/CFSP of 24 June 2005 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on security procedures for the exchange of classified information
Council Decision 2010/348/EC of 17 November 2009 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Union on the protection of classified information
Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of drug trafficking
Council Decision 2004/919/EC of 22 December 2004 on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications
Council Common Position 2005/69/JHA of 24 January 2005 on exchanging certain data with Interpol
Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA of 24 February 2005 on Confiscation of Crime-related Proceeds, Instrumentalities and Property
Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties
Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA of 24 February 2005 on attacks against information systems
Council Decision 2005/671/JHA of 20 September 2005 on the exchange of information and cooperation concerning terrorist offences
Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005 establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders
Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union
Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or property related to, crime
Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing of Passenger Name Records (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security
Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime
Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.
Council Decision 2008/617/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the improvement of cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations
Council Decision 2008/651/CFSP/JHA of 30 June 2008 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of European Union-sourced passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs Service
Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings
Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime
Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purposes of their enforcement in the European Union
Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law
Council Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments and probation decisions with a view to the supervision of probation measures and alternative sanctions
Council Decision 2008/976/JHA of 16 December 2008 on the European Judicial Network
Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Council Framework Decision 2008/978/JHA of 18 December 2008 on the European evidence warrant for the purpose of obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters
Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009 amending Framework Decisions 2002/584/JHA, 2005/214/JHA, 2006/783/JHA, 2008/909/JHA and 2008/947/JHA, thereby enhancing the procedural rights of persons and fostering the application of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions rendered in the absence of the person concerned at the trial
Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record between Member States
Council Decision 2009/316/JHA of 6 April 2009 on the establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA of 23 October 2009 on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions of supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention
Council Decision 2009/902/JHA of 30 November 2009 setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA
Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA of 30 November 2009 on accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities
Council Decision 2009/917/JHA of 30 November 2009 on the use of information technology for customs purposes.
Agreement on mutual legal assistance between the European Union and the United States of America
Agreement on Extradition between the European Union and the United States of America
Council Decision 2009/933/CFSP of 30 November 2009 on the extension, on behalf of the European Union, of the territorial scope of the Agreement on extradition between the European Union and the United States of America
Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA of 30 November 2009 on prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction in criminal matters
Council Decision 2003/169/JHA determining which provisions of the 1995 Convention on simplified extradition procedure between the Member States of the European Union and of the 1996
Convention relating to extradition between the Member States of the European Union constitute developments of the Schengen acquis in accordance with the Agreement concerning the Republic of Iceland's and the Kingdom of Norway's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
Council Decision 2008/852/JHA on a contact-point network against corruption
Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 1985
Council Decision 2000/586/JHA of 28 September 2000 establishing a procedure for amending Articles 40(4) and (5), 41(7) and 65(2) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders.
Council Decision 2003/725/JHA of 2 October 2003 amending the provisions of Article 40(1) and (7) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders
Council Decision 2000/586/JHA of 28 September 2000 establishing a procedure for amending Articles 40(4) and (5), 41(7) and 65(2) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders.
Council Decision 2003/725/JHA of 2 October 2003 amending the provisions of Article 40(1) and (7) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders
Council Decision 2008/149/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis
SCH/Com-ex (93) 14 on improving practical judicial cooperation for combating drug trafficking
SCH/Com-ex (96) decl 6 rev 2 (declaration on extradition)
SCH/Com-ex (98) 26 def setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen
SCH/Com-ex (98)52 on the Handbook on cross-border police cooperation
SCH/Com-ex (99) 6 on the Schengen acquis relating to telecommunications
Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April 1999 on liaison officers (SCH/Com-ex (99) 7 rev. 2)
SCH/Com-ex (99)8 rev 2 on general principles governing the payment of informers
SCH/Com-ex (99) 11 rev 2 (agreement on cooperation in proceedings for road traffic offences)
Council Decision 2005/211/JHA of 24 February 2005 concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including in the fight against terrorism
Council Decision 2006/228/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism
Council Decision 2006/229/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism
Council Decision 2006/631/JHA of 9 March 2006 fixing the date of application of certain provisions of Decision 2005/211/JHA concerning the introduction of some new functions for the Schengen Information System, including the fight against terrorism
Commission Decision 2007/171/EC of 16 March 2007 laying down the network requirements for the Schengen Information System II
Council Decision 2008/173/EC of 18 February 2008 on the tests of the second generation Schengen Information System
Council Decision 2007/533/JHA of 12 June 2007 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
Commission Decision 2008/334/JHA of 4 March 2008 adopting the SIRENE Manual and other implementing measures for the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
Council Decision 2008/328/EC of 30 November 2009 amending the Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS)
Commission Decision 2009/724/JHA of 17 September 2009 laying down the date for the completion of migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
15 October 2012
Comic Boyle sues Mirror for libel
Yahoo News
15th October, 2012
Frankie Boyle has complained that he had been libelled when a tabloid newspaper described him as "racist".
Lawyers told the High Court in London on Monday that a Daily Mirror
article which started with the words "Racist comedian Frankie Boyle" was
defamatory.A barrister told a jury that the newspaper also defamed the comedian, from Glasgow, by saying he had been "forced to quit" the BBC show Mock The Week.
Daily Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is disputing Boyle's allegations in a trial expected to last a week.
Barrister David Sherborne, for Boyle, said that to call someone "racist" was "obviously defamatory". And he said any suggestion that the comedian had been "forced to quit" Mock The Week or was sacked was "completely untrue".
Mr Sherborne said Boyle's humour was "deliberately challenging".
He said the comic did not object to being criticised but did object to being described as racist.
"Saying 'vile' or 'offensive', or his material is 'vile' or 'offensive', is one thing," Mr Sherborne told the jury.
"He realises that that goes with the territory, so to speak. But accusing him of being a racist is an entirely different matter."
Mr Sherborne added: "You can call him 'offensive', you can call him 'tasteless'. That's fine. But he is not racist."
14 October 2012
Al Gore Worth 50 Times More Than He Was As Vice President
By Harry Bradford 10/13/2012
Al Gore’s commitment to promoting green energy has brought him widespread acclaim, a Nobel Prize and even an Oscar. It’s also brought him more than a pretty penny.
The author of An Inconvenient Truth has swelled his net worth to about $100 million, largely due to his investments in green energy, after being worth less than $2 million during his time as Vice President, The Washington Post reports.
That's big money for the lifelong devotee of environmental responsibility, who in his last year as Vice President only garnered a $181,400 salary. Even the film version of "An Inconvenient Truth," despite being among the top-ten highest grossing documentaries of all time, netted much less than Al Gore earned through investments.
For more on Al Gore's investments in green energy read the full WaPo article..
Gore isn’t the only one who’s betting on green energy. The United States invested $51 billion in renewable energy in 2011 , second only to China in a year where green investments hit a record high.
He also has to thank the Obama administration's 2009 stimulus package. The $80 to $90 billion worth of government investment in green energy has helped to grow many of the companies Gore and his renewable energy-based hedge fund Generation Investment Management have put the majority of their money in. In fact, nine of 11 companies that Gore endorsed during a 2008 presentation on fighting climate change received government investment, WaPo reports.
Few will need reminding, however, that not all investments in green energy turn out to be as sustainable as the technology those dollars hope to bring about. Bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra is one of the primary examples of renewable energy investment gone wrong after the company failed despite a $527 million loan from the U.S. government.
But the success rate of renewable energy companies may be far higher than some, particularly Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, would like to admit. During the first Presidential debate, Romney claimed that over half the green energy companies benefitting from stimulus dollars failed. In fact, just 1.4 percent of the U.S. dollars invested in green energy went to companies that had failed by the end of 2011, CleanTechnica reports.
Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it
By David Rose
The figures reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012 there was no discernible rise in aggregate global temperatures
This means that the ‘pause’ in global warming has now lasted for about the same time as the previous period when temperatures rose, 1980 to 1996
The world stopped getting warmer almost 16 years ago, according to new data released last week.
The figures, which have triggered debate among climate scientists, reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until August 2012, there was no discernible rise in aggregate
global temperatures.
This means that the ‘plateau’ or ‘pause’ in global warming has now lasted for about the same time as the previous period when temperatures rose, 1980 to 1996. Before that, temperatures had been stable or declining for about 40 years.
Research: The new figures mean that the 'pause'
in global warming has now lasted for about the same time as the previous
period when temperatures rose, 1980 to 1996. This picture shows an
iceberg melting in Eastern Greenland
This stands in sharp contrast to the release of the previous figures six months ago, which went only to the end of 2010 – a very warm year.
Ending the data then means it is possible to show a slight warming trend since 1997, but 2011 and the first eight months of 2012 were much cooler, and thus this trend is erased.
Some climate scientists, such as Professor Phil Jones, director of the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, last week dismissed the significance of the plateau, saying that 15 or 16 years is too short a period from which to draw conclusions.
Others disagreed. Professor Judith Curry, who is the head of the climate science department at America’s prestigious Georgia Tech university, told The Mail on Sunday that it was clear that the computer models used to predict future warming were ‘deeply flawed’.
Even Prof Jones admitted that he and his colleagues did not understand the impact of ‘natural variability’ – factors such as long-term ocean temperature cycles and changes in the output of the sun. However, he said he was still convinced that the current decade would end up significantly warmer than the previous two.
The regular data collected on
global temperature is called Hadcrut 4, as it is jointly issued by the
Met Office’s Hadley Centre and Prof Jones’s Climatic Research Unit.
Since
1880, when worldwide industrialisation began to gather pace and
reliable statistics were first collected on a global scale, the world
has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius. Some scientists have claimed that this rate of warming is set to increase hugely without drastic cuts to carbon-dioxide emissions, predicting a catastrophic increase of up to a further five degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
The new figures were released as the Government made clear that it would ‘bend’ its own carbon-dioxide rules and build new power stations to try to combat the threat of blackouts.
At last week’s Conservative Party Conference, the new Energy Minister, John Hayes, promised that ‘the high-flown theories of bourgeois Left-wing academics will not override the interests of ordinary people who need fuel for heat, light and transport – energy policies, you might say, for the many, not the few’ – a pledge that has triggered fury from green activists, who fear reductions in the huge subsidies given to wind-turbine firms.
Flawed science costs us dearly
Here are three not-so trivial questions you probably won’t find in your next pub quiz. First, how much warmer has the world become since a) 1880 and b) the beginning of 1997? And what has this got to do with your ever-increasing energy bill?
You may find the answers to the first two surprising. Since 1880, when reliable temperature records began to be kept across most of the globe, the world has warmed by about 0.75 degrees Celsius.
From the start of 1997 until August 2012, however, figures released last week show the answer is zero: the trend, derived from the aggregate data collected from more than 3,000 worldwide measuring points, has been flat.
Surprising: News that the world has got no
warmer for the past 16 years will come as something of a shock. This
picture shows drifting ice in Canada
The answer to the third question is perhaps the most familiar. Your bills are going up, at least in part, because of the array of ‘green’ subsidies being provided to the renewable energy industry, chiefly wind.
They will cost the average household about £100 this year. This is set to rise steadily higher – yet it is being imposed for only one reason: the widespread conviction, which is shared by politicians of all stripes and drilled into children at primary schools, that, without drastic action to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, global warming is certain soon to accelerate, with truly catastrophic consequences by the end of the century – when temperatures could be up to five degrees higher.
Hence the significance of those first two answers. Global industrialisation over the past 130 years has made relatively little difference.
And with the country committed by Act of Parliament to reducing CO2 by 80 per cent by 2050, a project that will cost hundreds of billions, the news that the world has got no warmer for the past 16 years comes as something of a shock.
It poses a fundamental challenge to the assumptions underlying every aspect of energy and climate change policy. This ‘plateau’ in rising temperatures does not mean that global warming won’t at some point resume.
‘The new data confirms the existence of a pause in global warming,’ Professor Judith Curry, chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Science at America’s Georgia Tech university, told me yesterday.
‘Climate models are very complex, but they are imperfect and incomplete. Natural variability [the impact of factors such as long-term temperature cycles in the oceans and the output of the sun] has been shown over the past two decades to have a magnitude that dominates the greenhouse warming effect.
‘It is becoming increasingly apparent that our attribution of warming since 1980 and future projections of climate change needs to consider natural internal variability as a factor of fundamental importance.’
Professor Phil Jones, director of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, who found himself at the centre of the ‘Climategate’ scandal over leaked emails three years ago, would not normally be expected to agree with her. Yet on two important points, he did.
The data does suggest a plateau, he admitted, and without a major El Nino event – the sudden, dramatic warming of the southern Pacific which takes place unpredictably and always has a huge effect on global weather – ‘it could go on for a while’.
Like Prof Curry, Prof Jones also admitted that the climate models were imperfect: ‘We don’t fully understand how to input things like changes in the oceans, and because we don’t fully understand it you could say that natural variability is now working to suppress the warming. We don’t know what natural variability is doing.’
Yet in 2009, when the plateau was already becoming apparent and being discussed by scientists, he told a colleague in one of the Climategate emails: ‘Bottom line: the “no upward trend” has to continue for a total of 15 years before we get worried.’
But although that point has now been passed, he said that he hadn’t changed his mind about the models’ gloomy predictions: ‘I still think that the current decade which began in 2010 will be warmer by about 0.17 degrees than the previous one, which was warmer than the Nineties.’
Only if that did not happen would he seriously begin to wonder whether something more profound might be happening. In other words, though five years ago he seemed to be saying that 15 years without warming would make him ‘worried’, that period has now become 20 years.
Meanwhile, his Met Office colleagues were sticking to their guns. A spokesman said: ‘Choosing a starting or end point on short-term scales can be very misleading. Climate change can only be detected from multi-decadal timescales due to the inherent variability in the climate system.’
He said that for the plateau to last any more than 15 years was ‘unlikely’. Asked about a prediction that the Met Office made in 2009 – that three of the ensuing five years would set a new world temperature record – he made no comment. With no sign of a strong El Nino next year, the prospects of this happening are remote.
Why all this matters should be obvious. Every quarter, statistics on the economy’s output and models of future performance have a huge impact on our lives. They trigger a range of policy responses from the Bank of England and the Treasury, and myriad decisions by private businesses.
Yet it has steadily become apparent since the 2008 crash that both the statistics and the modelling are extremely unreliable. To plan the future around them makes about as much sense as choosing a wedding date three months’ hence on the basis of a long-term weather forecast.
Few people would be so foolish. But decisions of far deeper and more costly significance than those derived from output figures have been and are still being made on the basis of climate predictions, not of the next three months but of the coming century – and this despite the fact that Phil Jones and his colleagues now admit they do not understand the role of ‘natural variability’.
The most depressing feature of this debate is that anyone who questions the alarmist, doomsday scenario will automatically be labelled a climate change ‘denier’, and accused of jeopardising the future of humanity.
So let’s be clear. Yes: global warming is real, and some of it at least has been caused by the CO2 emitted by fossil fuels. But the evidence is beginning to suggest that it may be happening much slower than the catastrophists have claimed – a conclusion with enormous policy implications.
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