[Nettime-bold] EU agrees on culture of secrecy for miltary - an end to EU openness?

["Ben Hayes" <ben@statewatch.pipal.net>]

SOLANA PLANS FOR THE SECURITY STATE AND AN END TO 
EU OPENNESS AGREED.

Statewatch News Online, 26 July 2000

COREPER (the committee of Brussels-based permanent 
representatives of the 15 member states) today adopted a proposal 
from the EU High representative for common foreign and security 
policy, Mr Solana, on access to documents. The new rules will 
completely re-shape the current code on public access to 
documents (freedom of information). All documents on "security, 
defence, military and non-military management of crises" will be 
kept secret with no distinction between operational matters and 
policy-making (which should be public). The new developments 
have far wider implications and completely undermine the EU's 
commitment in the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty to "enshrine the 
public's right of access to documents".

<http://www.statewatch.org/news>

[Please circulate as widely as possible]

FRENCH PRESIDENCY'S ATTACK ON "ILLEGAL" ENTRY AND 
RESIDENCE, FACILITATION, CARRIER SANCTIONS AND 
EXPULSION.

Full-text and analysis of the "Draft Framework Decision increasing 
the penal framework for facilitating illegal entry or residence" has 
been added to the feature on the French Presidency's immigration 
programme. The measures to combat the facilitation of the entry, 
movement, residence or employment of "illegal" immigrants bring 
proposed criminal penalties including vehicle confiscation, 
deportation (3rd country nationals), the closure of businesses or 
organisations and the withdrawal of benefits for individuals who 
assist "illegal" migrants.

<http://www.statewatch.org/news/jul00/04frpres.htm>

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