European lawmakers, claiming they're being left out of decisions,...
European lawmakers, claiming they're being left out of decisions, are pressing for more scrutiny of antiterrorism and anticrime measures. The European Parliament (EP) and the U.K. Parliament called an Oct. 17- 18 meeting to address “the lack of transparency…
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and of democracy” in legislative initiatives in the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ). Data protection laws vary so much that “on the one hand, European citizens enjoy very different standards of protection and on the other security services find it difficult to exchange data,” the EP said. European nations and institutions must balance security and civil liberties, taking into account technical developments, the Parliament said. The EP envisions a scheme using European Commission proposals on obligations imposed on private firms gathering data useful for security purposes -- and their technical and economic impacts on phone or Internet providers -- and the privacy standards to which national law enforcement agencies and judges are held when dealing with personal data. The data exchange discussion will include presentations by U.K. Home Secretary Charles Clarke, EC Vp Franco Frattini, and MEP Alexander Alvaro, who drafted the report of the EP civil liberties, justice & home affairs committee on the Council’s draft framework decision on data retention.