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6 July 2009
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EU says Turkey immigration a risk to Greek democracy  

The EU's justice commissioner on 2 July described illegal immigration via Turkey a risk to Greek democracy and called again on Ankara to do more to combat people-traffickers.


French warn against stigmatising Bulgaria, Romania  [FR] [DE]

Just weeks before the European Commission is due to publish an assessment on Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the EU, the French Senate cautioned against "stigmatising" the EU's most recent members and suggested fine-tuning the Union's Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, set up to assist the two countries after their entry.


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Maritime Safety  [FR] [DE]

Following oil slicks that devastated European coasts in the past decade, the Commission is taking further action to improve maritime safety by preventing accidents and pollution and better controlling their effects. (read more)

Internet Security  [FR] [DE]

Security in the online world is essential for the internet to realise its economic potential - but experts agree that there is no simple solution to a problem that has multiple dimensions: technological, societal, economic and psychological. (read more)

Environmental crime  [DE]

EU policy-makers have put in place legislation to ensure that sanctions are enforced against those causing deliberate or negligent damage to the environment, following eight years of negotiations. (read more)

 
Analysis & Commentary
Reflecting on the French EU Presidency’s Pact on Immigration and Asylum 
Sergio Carrera & Elspeth Guild, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Schengen Enlargement: Freedom of movement or scattered security? 
Anaďs Faure-Atger, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Preparing for the multipolar world: European foreign and security policy in 2020 
Charles Grant & Tomas Valasek, Centre for European Reform (CER)
Europe confronted by digital crime 
Laurence Ifrah, Robert Schuman Foundation
Implications of the Reform Treaty for EU Justice and Home Affairs policies 
Sergio Carrera, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
 
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