IIEAWhile our EU partners face real and present threats, we in Ireland primarily face threats, other than domestic terrorism, that are not readily apparent.
Security & Justice Blog
Close cooperation and the integration of state efforts are inevitable and necessary. Viewed against global trends and challenges, all states in Europe are small.
The broader regional and global security environment is in flux and the transatlantic framework for Baltic security is under immense pressure.
This paper for the IIEA, Patrick Keatinge, Co-Chair of the IIEA’s Security and Defence Group and Professor Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin, examines how Ireland’s Security and Defence Policy has evolved; how it is reflected in Ireland’s response to the main security challenges; and how it is understood in public debate today.
IIEAWhich country has the authority to investigate crimes committed with the use of the internet where the evidence is located in different states?
The Irish High Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule on whether the changes to Poland’s judiciary undermine its independence and jeopardise the cooperation between Members States on the European Arrest Warrant.
Eóin O’KeeffeIn a joint statement, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch claim that thousands more refugees and migrants could be at risk of dying in the Central Mediterranean, if the European Commission’s plan for a Code of Conduct for NGOs is improperly conducted. The Code of Conduct for NGOs was first announced by the European Commission on 6 July 2017, as part of an EU Action Plan, which aims to support Italy and reduce migratory pressure of illegal migrants along the Central Mediterranean Route. In the first six months of 2017, Italy received over 82,000 migrants, which has stretched its capacities to the limit.
The European Commission released its latest action plan on 4 July 2017 to support Italy and reduce migratory pressure along the Central Mediterranean Route.
On 1 May 2017, the new Europol regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/794), which was adopted by the European Parliament on 11 May 2016, came into force, taking effect in all member states. This regulation updates Europol’s powers and enables it to step up efforts to fight terrorism, cybercrime and other serious and organised forms of crime.
Migration was a priority issue at the informal summit of EU leaders in Valletta, which took place in the historic parliament building, Fort Elmo, on 3 February 2017, just over a month since Malta assumed the Presidency of the Council of the EU, on 1 January 2017.
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