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• Reports on racism in Andorra, Latvia, the Netherlands and Ukraine

  18 March 2008, by Commission européenne contre le racisme et l’intolérance du Conseil de l’Europe
  The Council of Europe’s independent human rights monitoring body specialised in combating racism, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), today released four new reports examining racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in Andorra, Latvia, the Netherlands and Ukraine. ECRI recognises that positive developments have occurred in all four of these Council of Europe member countries. At the same time, however, the reports detail continuing grounds for concern for the Commission

• Élargissement de l’espace Schengen : réalisation de l’objectif européen de libre circulation des personnes

  26 décembre 2007, par European Commission
  À compter du 21 décembre 2007, l’Estonie, la République tchèque, la Lituanie, la Hongrie, la Lettonie, Malte, la Pologne, la Slovaquie et la Slovénie feront partie de l’espace Schengen. Les contrôles aux frontières intérieures, tant terrestres que maritimes, entre ces pays et les quinze États déjà membres seront levés. L’idéal de la liberté de circulation trouvera là une expression très concrète : après ce dernier élargissement, la frontière orientale de l’espace Schengen mesurera 4 278 km.

• Enlargement of the Schengen area: achieving the European goal of free movement of persons

  24 December 2007, by European Commission
  As of 21st December 2007, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will become part of the Schengen area. Controls at internal land and sea borders between these countries and the current 15 member states will be lifted. This will result in a very tangible expression of the free movement ideal: this latest enlargement extends the free movement area by 4,278 km.

• Finland : Public Report Task Force Meeting

  27 February 2006, by Finnish Ministry of the Interior
  Discussions highlighted the importance of coordination and communication between governments and security agencies in participating states. In particular, it was agreed that a proposal aimed at enhancing cooperation with border authorities and establishing contact with Frontex with regard to Intelligence Led Law Enforcement will be completed in the first half of 2006.

• Declaration on future cooperation of the Central and Eastern Europe Personal Data Protection Commissioners

  10 January 2006, by Central and Eastern Europe Personal Data Protection Commissioners
  Declaration on future cooperation of the Central and Eastern Europe Personal Data Protection Commissioners in Smolenice, on May 24th 2005