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Spycops under the spotlight at European Parliament
30 Aug 2017; posted by the editor - Human Rights, Europe, European Union, United Kingdom

Police spies targeting campaign groups across Europe are the focus of a European Parliament event on 6 September, where MEPs will hear from activists directly affected by undercover police, along with experts on state surveillance.

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EU regulations requiring non-financial reporting for large companies take effect
21 Aug 2017; posted by the editor - Business, Ireland

New EU regulations introducing new non-financial reporting requirements for some of Ireland’s largest companies take effect from today, Monday 21 August 2017.

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Tanaiste Commissions Major Study of Global Trade Opportunities
18 Aug 2017; posted by the editor - Business, Ireland

Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald, T.D., today (Friday August 18 2017) announced that she has commissioned a major examination of the economic opportunities and impacts for Ireland arising from EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

Tags: Brexit, Irish trade

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Dutch Senate votes in favour of dragnet surveillance powers
26 Jul 2017; posted by the editor - Human Rights, Internet news, Holland

By EDRi member Bits of Freedom; translation by Philip Westbroek
On 11 July 2017, the Dutch Senate passed the bill for the new Intelligence and Security Services Act. With the Senate vote, a years-long political battle has come to an end: the secret services have been given dragnet surveillance powers.

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Main ship telegraph recovered from Lusitania wreck
26 Jul 2017; posted by the editor - General, Ireland

The main ship's telegraph from the RMS Lusitania has been recovered from the wreck site off the Head of Kinsale and is undergoing preliminary conservation ashore. During a previous dive in July 2016, attempts to raise the telegraph were unsuccessful due to equipment failure.

Tags: Lusitania

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What's Missing from Dunkirk Film
26 Jul 2017; posted by the editor - Features

By David Swanson
Yes, I'm going to tell you what's missing from this film without watching the film. Trump has, as promised, made me so sick of winning that I really could enjoy watching a defeat film, but I think I'll pass. If I'm wrong about what's missing from it (I mean one of the many things that are, no doubt, missing from it), I promise that I will eat an entire plan for victory in Afghanistan annually for the next decade.

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'Free internet' just hours to live in Russia
24 Jul 2017; posted by the editor - Human Rights, Internet news, Russia

Report by Reporter's Without Borders
Russia’s parliamentarians have given final approval to two laws intended to ban software that bypasses online censorship and tighten government control of search engines and messaging services. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) thinks they certify the death of a free Internet in Russia.

Tags: Internet, Russia

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